Nelson EVORA

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 21 August 2008

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Friday, 20 April 1984
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Ivory Coast

INTERNATIONAL
Portugal
- Event(s)
  Triple Jump, Long Jump
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2008 Gold Triple Jump, 2016 6th triple jump,
  Worlds: 2007 Gold Triple Jump, 2009 silver Triple Jump, 2011 5th triple jump, 2017 & 2015 bronze triple jump.
  Europeans: 2018 Gold triple jump, 2014 6th triple jump.
  World Indoors: 2016 4th. triple jump, 2018 bronze triple jump.
  European Indoors: 2015 & 2017 Gold triple jump, 2019 silver triple jump.

Nelson EVORA - Portugal - 2008 Olympic Triple Jump Champion (result)

Nelson is pictured above during the final of the mens Triple Jump at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Evora, a gold medallist at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, produced an excellent performance to win gold with a season's best jump of 17.67m.
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Men's Triple Jump Final. 2008 Olympic Games
1. Nelson EVORA	POR	17.67m
2. Phillips IDOWU	GBR	17.62m
3. Leevan SANDS	BAH	17.59m
4. Arnie David GIRAT	CUB	17.52m
5. Marian OPREA	ROM	17.22m
6. Jadel GREGORIO	BRA	17.20m
7. Onochie ACHIKE	GBR	17.17m
8. Viktor KUZNYETSOV	UKR	16.87m