Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝoˈelβi keˈsaða]; born August 4, 1973, in Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump.
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Full name | Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1973-08-04) August 4, 1973 (age 49) Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 30 May 2013. |
He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.
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1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) |
Havana, Cuba | 1st | Triple jump | 16.68 m (+1.2 m/s) |
World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.62 m (+1.2 m/s) | |
1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Triple jump | 17.06 m |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | Triple jump | 16.94 m (-0.4 m/s) | |
1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | Triple jump | 17.04 m (+0.4 m/s) |
Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Triple jump | 16.93 m w (+2.2 m/s) | |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | Triple jump | 17.18 m (+1.9 m/s) | |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 5th | Triple jump | 17.06 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 1st | Triple jump | 17.06 m | |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th | Triple jump | 16.77 m (-0.1 m/s) | |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.62 m |
Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 1st | Triple jump | 17.67 m (+1.4 m/s) | |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | Triple jump | 17.59 m w (+2.6 m/s) | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.44 m (+0.2 m/s) |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | Triple jump | 17.85 m (+0.9 m/s) |
Universiade | Catania, Italy | 1st | Triple jump | 17.35 m (-0.3 m/s) | |
1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Triple jump | 17.18 m (+0.7 m/s) |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | Triple jump | 16.92 m |
Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | Triple jump | 17.40 m (+0.1 m/s) | |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | Triple jump | 17.19 m (+0.6 m/s) | |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | Triple jump | 16.88 m (+0.4 m/s) | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | Triple jump | 17.37 m SB (+0.3 m/s) |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.27 m |
Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.78 m (-0.4 m/s) | |
World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 9th | Triple jump | 16.84 m (-0.1 m/s) | |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 2nd[1] | Triple jump | 17.13 m (+0.5 m/s) |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | Triple jump | 16.96 m (+0.9 m/s) | |
2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.87 m (+0.0 m/s) |
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World Athletics Championships champions in men's triple jump | |
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Pan American Champions in men's triple jump | |
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's triple jump | |
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Universiade champions in men's triple jump | |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's triple jump | |
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World U20 Champions in men's triple jump | |
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World Best Year Performance in Men's Triple Jump | |
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Preceded by![]() |
World Junior Championship record holder – Men's triple jump 19 September 1992 – 27 July 2014 |
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Preceded by![]() |
World Junior Champion – Men's triple jump 19 September 1992 – July 1994 |
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