Nelson EVORA

Nelson Evora - Portugal - 2018 European triple jump champion - at last.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 12 August 2018

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 20 April 1984
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Ivory Coast
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Portugal
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Nelson EVORA - Portugal - 2018 European triple jump champion - at last.

Nelson Évora jumping a season best to win the men's triple jump - his first outdoor European

title, for the twice European indoor champion. He did of course win the Olympic Gold medal in 2008

and the World Championship in 2007.  Way back in 2001 he won the European Youth Olympic Festival

in Murcia, Spain (7.49m). His personal best of 17.74 was set in 2007.

 

2018 European Championships Men's triple jump final.

Berlin, Germany.

 

 1.
 Nelson Évora   (POR)
   17.10  
   SB  
 2.  Alexis Copell   (AZE)
   16.93
   
 3.  Dimítrios Tsiámis   (GRE)
   16.78
   
 4.  Nazim Babayev   (AZE)
   16.76
   
 5.
 Pablo Torrijos   (ESP)
   16.74
   
 6.  Nathan Douglas   (GBR)
   16.71
  SB
 
 7.  Jean-Marc Pontvianne   (FRA)
   16.61
   
 8.  Tomáš Veszelk   (SVK)    16.48