Leslie Copeland (athlete) explained

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Leslie Copeland
Fullname:Leslie Arthur Copeland
Birth Date:1988 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Tavua, Fiji
Weight:102kg (225lb)
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Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin
Updated:23 August 2016

Leslie Arthur Copeland (born 23 April 1988 in Tavua, Fiji) is a javelin thrower from Fiji. His father died when he was nine, but his father's sister aided him in getting an education. He attended Marist Brothers High School and later became a champion thrower. He represented Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] At the 2012 Olympics, he was one place away from making the final.[3] He represented Fiji at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships. In the javelin throw event, he ranked 13th with a seasonal best mark but did not advance to the final. In 2016, he threw a personal best throw of 81.76m in Sydney, Australia.

Personal best

Achievements

Representing
2004Commonwealth Youth GamesBendigo, Australia4thJavelin (700g)60.63 m
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco22nd (q)Javelin (700g)60.51 m
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China7thJavelin73.13 m
Oceania ChampionshipsApia, Samoabgcolor=gold1stJavelin67.28 m
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand20th (q)Javelin62.57 m
Pacific GamesApia, Samoabgcolor=silver2ndJavelin69.84 m
2008Oceania ChampionshipsSaipan, Northern Mariana Islandsbgcolor=gold1stJavelin67.02 m
2009Melanesian ChampionshipsGold Coast, Queensland, Australiabgcolor=gold1stJavelin67.99m
Pacific Mini GamesRarotonga, Cook Islandsbgcolor=gold1stJavelin74.92 m
2010Oceania ChampionshipsCairns, Australiabgcolor=gold1stJavelin75.08 m CR
2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China6thJavelin76.75 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, Korea22nd (q)Javelin76.57 m
Pacific GamesNouméa, New Caledoniabgcolor=gold1stJavelin78.41 m
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom13th (q)Javelin80.19 m
2013Oceania ChampionshipsPapeete, French Polynesiabgcolor=gold1stJavelin76.87 m
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia33rd (q)Javelin72.30 m
Pacific Mini GamesMata-Utu, Wallis and Futunabgcolor=gold1stJavelin68.62m
2014Oceania ChampionshipsRarotonga, Cook Islandsbgcolor=gold1stJavelin70.66m
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom10thJavelin68.50 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (q)Javelin76.04 m

Seasonal bests by year

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiji Times . 19 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120913014736/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=178483 . 13 September 2012 . dead .
  2. http://www.uclan.ac.uk/uclansport/olympic_athletes_inspire_local_schoolchildren.php University of Central Lancashire
  3. Web site: IAAF: Copeland takes the Javelin plaudits, Gerrard Leads Decathlon: Oceania Area Champs day two report News iaaf.org. Johnson. Len. 5 June 2013. iaaf.org. 24 July 2017.