Yoel García
| Yoel García medal table |
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 Cuba
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| Olympic games | ||
| silver | 2000 Sydney | Triple jump |
| Indoor world championships | ||
| gold | 1997 Paris | Triple jump |
| Pan American Games | ||
| bronze | 1995 Mar del Plata | Triple jump |
Yoel García Luis (born November 25, 1973 in Nueva Gerona ) is a former Cuban triple jumper .
His greatest successes were the gold medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 1997 in Paris , the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata .
He also finished fifth at the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg in 1995 and fourth in Edmonton in 2001 . In 1997 in Athens and 1999 in Seville , he missed the final, as well as the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta .
In 1999 he became the Cuban triple jump champion for the only time in his career.
Yoel García had a competition weight of 83 kg with a height of 1.82 m.
Top performances
- Triple jump (open air): 17.47 m, July 9, 1995, Bad Cannstatt
- Triple jump (hall): 17.62 m, March 1st, 1997, Sindelfingen
Web links
- Yoel García in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: Cuban Championships
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | García, Yoel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | García Luis, Yoel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nueva Gerona , Cuba |