Yoelbi Quesada

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Cuban triple jumper, bronze medalist at the 1996 Olympics

A.K.A.

Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández

Places

Cuba

Athlete

Work field

Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

4 August 1973 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba

Age

51 years

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Height:

181

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Biography

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.

Career

He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.

Personal best

Triple jump: 17.85 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) – Athens, 8 August 1997

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1990	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Triple jump	16.68 m (+1.2 m/s)
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	2nd	Triple jump	16.62 m (+1.2 m/s)
1991	Pan American Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Triple jump	17.06 m
1991	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)
1997	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	Triple jump	17.13 m (+0.5 m/s)
2004	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)