Cristian Nápoles
CubaActive- Born
- Nov 27, 1998 (27 years old)
- Birthplace
- Marianao, Cuba
- Events
- Triple Jump
- Height
- 1.81 m
Cristian Atanay Napoles is a Cuban triple jumper born on November 27, 1998, in Marianao. Standing 181 cm tall, he has developed into one of the world's premier triple jumpers with a personal best of 17.38 metres set in Doha in 2019.
Napoles has achieved remarkable success at every age level of competition. He won gold at the 2015 World Youth Championships and silver at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
At the senior level, he narrowly missed the bronze at the 2017 World Championships by just four centimetres before finally claiming the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. As Cuba's leading triple jumper, Napoles continues the country's proud tradition of excellence in horizontal jumps. His progression from youth champion to World Championships medalist demonstrates his consistency at the highest level of the sport.
As of Nov 6, 2026: Triple Jump 17.40 (#113 all-time), 2026 season best 16.78 (Jun 19, 2026, Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Montgeron (FRA)) · Last competition: 62° Palio Città della Quercia, Sep 8, 2026, 16.13 · World Championships: 1 bronze · 27 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LJ | 6.96 | +0.0 | May 16, 2026 | Spanish Clubs Championships Division Honor Liga Joma-Leg 2-Match A |
| 2026 | TJ Indoor | 16.03 | – | Feb 14, 2026 | Spanish Indoor Clubs Championships (Joma Trophy and Iberdrola Trophy), Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i) |
| 2026 | TJ | 16.78 | +1.1 | Jun 19, 2026 | 40ème Meeting International Montgeron-Essonne |
| 2026 | 4x100m | 40.86 | – | Jun 14, 2026 | Spanish Clubs Championships Division Honor Liga Joma-Final |
| 2025 | TJ | 16.90 | +2.0 | Jul 19, 2025 | Meeting Madrid 2025, Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid |
| 2024 | TJ | 16.74 | +1.9 | Jun 23, 2024 | Meeting Guadalajara Atletismo Puma |
| 2023 | TJ | 17.40 | +0.1 | Aug 21, 2023 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
| 2023 | 4x100m | 41.50 | – | Apr 28, 2023 | Copa Simon Bolivar, Estadio de la Universidad Militar Bolivariana, Caracas |