Alexis Copello
- Born
- Aug 12, 1985 (41 years old)
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
- Events
- Triple Jump
- Height
- 1.85 m
- Weight
- 80 kg
Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a Cuban-Azerbaijani triple jumper who since 2017 competes internationally for Azerbaijan. He has a (legal) personal best jump of 17.68 metres (58.0 ft). He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
He is 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighs 80 kilograms (176 lbs). His international career began with success at regional level: he won a silver medal in the triple jump at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships. Copello represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Despite being a front runner, he only reached eighth place in Group A (thirteenth place overall) with a jump of 17.09 metres (56.1 ft). He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m. Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin with a jump of 17.36 metres (57.0 ft) on 18 August 2009, displacing Leevan Sands and only bested by Phillips Idowu and Nelson Évora. On 30 March 2017, he officially switched his allegiance to Azerbaijan.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Triple Jump 17.68 (#33 all-time), 2024 season best 16.85 (Jun 23, 2024, Pista atletismo Fuente de la Niña, Guadalajara (ESP)) · Last competition: FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo, Jul 7, 2024, 16.01 · World Championships: 1 bronze · 41 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TJ | 16.85 | +1.3 | Jun 23, 2024 | Meeting Guadalajara Atletismo Puma |
| 2023 | LJ Indoor | 7.05 | – | Feb 11, 2023 | Spanish Indoor Club Championships (Joma Trophy and Iberdrola Trophy) |
| 2023 | TJ | 16.12 | -0.3 | Jul 23, 2023 | Balkan Championships, Atletski Stadion, Kraljevo |
| 2022 | TJ | 16.81 | +0.5 | Jul 4, 2022 | Meeting International de Sotteville 2022 |
| 2021 | TJ | 16.84 | – | Feb 6, 2021 | – |
| 2021 | TJ Indoor | 17.04 | – | Mar 7, 2021 | European Athletics Indoor Championships |
| 2020 | TJ | 16.92 | +0.6 | Aug 19, 2020 | Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix |
| 2019 | TJ | 17.10 | +0.6 | Sep 29, 2019 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics |