Yoel García
Cuban triple jumper
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Born | November 25, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoel García Luis (born November 25, 1973, in Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud) is a Cuban triple jumper who he won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, equalling his personal best with 17.47. His first Olympics was the one of 1996, where he finished 20th in the qualification round.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 17.21 m (w) | |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 17.16 m | ||
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th (q) | 16.62 m | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 17.30 m | |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 17.28 m (w) | ||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 15th (q) | 16.79 m | ||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 21st (q) | 16.56 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 17.47 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | 17.40 m | |
2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 2nd | 16.59 m |
Personal Best
- Indoor 17.62 m
- Outdoor 17.47 m
External links
- Yoel García at World Athletics
- sports-reference
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World Indoor Champions in men's triple jump
- 1985: Khristo Markov (BUL)
- 1987: Mike Conley Sr. (USA)
- 1989: Mike Conley Sr. (USA)
- 1991: Igor Lapshin (URS)
- 1993: Pierre Camara (FRA)
- 1995: Brian Wellman (BER)
- 1997: Yoel García (CUB)
- 1999: Charles Friedek (GER)
- 2001: Paolo Camossi (ITA)
- 2003: Christian Olsson (SWE)
- 2004: Christian Olsson (SWE)
- 2006: Walter Davis (USA)
- 2008: Phillips Idowu (GBR)
- 2010: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
- 2012: Will Claye (USA)
- 2014: Ernesto Revé (CUB)
- 2016: Dong Bin (CHN)
- 2018: Will Claye (USA)
- 2022: Lázaro Martínez (CUB)
- 2024: Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR)
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