Cristian Atanay Nápoles (born 27 November 1998, in Marianao) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the triple jump.[2] He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump event. Nápoles also represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing fourth and only missing the bronze by four centimetres. Additionally, he won the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships and the gold at the 2015 World Youth Championships. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Cristian Nápoles
Nápoles in 2023
Personal information
Born (1998-11-27) 27 November 1998 (age 25)
Marianao, Cuba
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Triple jump

His personal best in the event is 17.38 metres (+0.8 m/s) set in Doha in 2019.[4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Cuba
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Triple jump 16.13 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd Triple jump 16.62 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th Triple jump 17.16 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th Triple jump 16.70 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Triple jump 17.34 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 1st Triple jump 16.81 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Triple jump 17.38 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th Triple jump 16.63 m
2023 ALBA Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st Triple jump 17.23 m
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd Triple jump 17.11 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Triple jump 17.40 m
Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Triple jump 16.66 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th Triple jump 15.98 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 18th (q) Triple jump 16.67 m

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CAC Games bio". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ Cristian Nápoles at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Athletics NAPOLES Cristian". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-11.