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| Alexis Copello | |
| Fullname: | Alexis Copello Sánchez [1] |
| Citizenship: | Cuba (birth), Azerbaijan (24 April 2017) |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) (2007) |
| Weight: | 800NaN0 (2007) |
| Country: | (until 2017) (after 2017) |
| Sport: | Triple jumper |
| Updated: | 21 June 2013 |
Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a Cuban-Azerbaijani triple jumper who since 2017 competes internationally for Azerbaijan. He has a (legal) personal best jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He is 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 80 kilograms (176 lbs).
His international career began with success at regional level: he won a silver medal in the triple jump at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships. Copello represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Despite being a front runner, he only reached eighth place in Group A (thirteenth place overall) with a jump of .[3]
He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m.[4] Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin with a jump of on 18 August 2009, displacing Leevan Sands and only bested by Phillips Idowu and Nelson Évora.[5]
On 30 March 2017, he officially switched his allegiance to Azerbaijan.[6]
Copello's best indoor jump is in Lievin on 5 March 2010, and his best legal outdoor jump is in Avila on 17 July 2011.[7] For comparison, the world record is 18.29m (60.01feet).
| Representing | ||||||
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| 2005 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.57 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | Triple Jump | 17.09 m w (wind: +2.6 m/s) | ||
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple Jump | 16.85 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | Triple Jump | 16.91 m (wind: -2.1 m/s) | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th (q) | Triple Jump | 17.09 m (wind: +0.6 m/s) | ||
| 2009 | ALBA Games | Havana, Cuba | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.69 m (wind: +3.9 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.33 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | Triple Jump | 17.36 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | ||
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.28 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | Triple Jump | 17.47 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple Jump | 17.21 m (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 7th | Triple Jump | 16.92 m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple Jump | 16.92 m (wind: +0.5 m/s) | ||
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| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.90 m |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Triple jump | 17.16 m | ||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 17.17 m | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.93 m | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th | Triple jump | 17.10 m | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.04 m |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.40 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | Triple jump | NM | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | Triple jump | NM | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 16.44 m | |