Leslie Copeland (athlete)
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Full name | Leslie Arthur Copeland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Fijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tavua, Fiji | 23 April 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie Arthur Copeland (born 23 April 1988 in Tavua, Fiji) is a javelin thrower from Fiji.[1] 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.[2][3] 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 81.71m in Sydney, Australia. Athletic pundits have earmarked him as the athlete to pull off a surprise going into the 2016 Rio Olympics based on updated data tracking athlete's performances by year.
Personal best
- Javelin throw: 81.71m NR – Sydney, 2016
Achievements
Seasonal bests by year
- 2006 - 73.13
- 2007 - 69.84
- 2008 - 74.40
- 2009 - 76.93
- 2010 - 76.95
- 2011 - 80.45
- 2012 - 80.19
- 2013 - 76.87
- 2014 - 76.10
- 2016 - 81.71
References
- ↑ Leslie Copeland - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 23 May 2015
- ↑ Fiji Times
- ↑ University of Central Lancashire
External links
- Leslie Copeland profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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