Yoelbi Quesada
FullnameYoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández
Birth dateAugust 4, 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeTrinidad, Sancti Spíritus
Height1.81 m (5.9 ft)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
SportAthletics
Updated30 May 2013

Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández (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

Representing
1990Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)		Havana, Cuba1stTriple jump16.68 m (+1.2 m/s)
World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria2ndTriple jump16.62 m (+1.2 m/s)
1991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba1stTriple jump17.06 m
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7thTriple jump16.94 m (-0.4 m/s)
1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea1stTriple jump17.04 m (+0.4 m/s)
Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1stTriple jump16.93 m w (+2.2 m/s)
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6thTriple jump17.18 m (+1.9 m/s)
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada5thTriple jump17.06 m
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany12thTriple jump16.77 m (-0.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico1stTriple jump17.06 m
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2ndTriple jump17.62 m
Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina1stTriple jump17.67 m (+1.4 m/s)
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thTriple jump17.59 m w (+2.6 m/s)
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States3rdTriple jump17.44 m (+0.2 m/s)
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1stTriple jump17.85 m (+0.9 m/s)
UniversiadeCatania, Italy1stTriple jump17.35 m (-0.3 m/s)
1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela1stTriple jump17.18 m (+0.7 m/s)
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan4thTriple jump16.92 m
UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain1stTriple jump17.40 m (+0.1 m/s)
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada1stTriple jump17.19 m (+0.6 m/s)
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10thTriple jump16.88 m (+0.4 m/s)
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4thTriple jump17.37 m SB (+0.3 m/s)
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rdTriple jump17.27 m
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dom. Rep.3rdTriple jump16.78 m (-0.4 m/s)
World ChampionshipsSaint-Denis, France9thTriple jump16.84 m (-0.1 m/s)
2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2nd[1]Triple jump17.13 m (+0.5 m/s)
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece8thTriple jump16.96 m (+0.9 m/s)
2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela2ndTriple jump16.87 m (+0.0 m/s)

References

  1. ^ Out of competition performance ineligible for medals.