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
    • 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.
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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