Leslie Copeland (athlete)

Leslie Copeland
Personal information
Full name Leslie Arthur Copeland
Nationality Fijian
Born (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988
Tavua, Fiji
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
Country  Fiji
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Fiji
Pacific Games
2011 Nouméa Javelin throw
2015 Port Moresby Javelin throw
2007 Apia Javelin throw
Pacific Mini Games
2009 Rarotonga Javelin throw
2013 Mata-Utu Javelin throw
Oceania Championships
2006 Apia Javelin throw
2008 Saipan Javelin throw
2010 Cairns Javelin throw
2013 Pepeete Javelin throw
2014 Avarua Javelin throw
Updated on 23 August 2016.

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

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Fiji
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games Bendigo, Australia 4th Javelin (700g) 60.63 m
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 22nd (q) Javelin (700g) 60.51 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 7th Javelin 73.13 m
Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 1st Javelin 67.28 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 20th (q) Javelin 62.57 m
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 2nd Javelin 69.84 m
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1st Javelin 67.02 m
2009 Melanesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 1st Javelin 67.99m
Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st Javelin 74.92 m
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st Javelin 75.08 m CR
2011 Universiade Shenzen, China 6th Javelin 76.75 m
World Championships Daegu, Korea 22nd (q) Javelin 76.57 m
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 1st Javelin 78.41 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (q) Javelin 80.19 m
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 1st Javelin 76.87 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 33rd (q) Javelin 72.30 m
Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 1st Javelin 68.62m
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1st Javelin 70.66m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th Javelin 68.50 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (q) Javelin 76.04 m

Seasonal bests by year

References

  1. ↑ Leslie Copeland - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 23 May 2015
  2. ↑ Fiji Times
  3. ↑ University of Central Lancashire


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