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*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/leslie-copeland-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100924/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/leslie-copeland-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Leslie Copeland}} |
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Full name | Leslie Arthur Copeland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tavua, Fiji | 23 April 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Land | Fidschi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] At the 2012 Olympics, he was one place away from making the final.[4] 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
[edit]- Javelin throw: 81.76m NR – Sydney, 2016
Achievements
[edit]Seasonal bests by year
[edit]- 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 - 81.76
References
[edit]- ^ Leslie Copeland - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 23 May 2015
- ^ "Fiji Times". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ University of Central Lancashire Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Johnson, Len (5 June 2013). "IAAF: Copeland takes the Javelin plaudits, Gerrard Leads Decathlon: Oceania Area Champs day two report| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Leslie Copeland at World Athletics
- Leslie Copeland at Olympedia
- Leslie Copeland at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Leslie Copeland at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Copeland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Kategorien:
- Fijian javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Fiji
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Tavua, Fiji
- People educated at Marist Brothers High School, Fiji
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic male javelin throwers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Fiji
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji
- Fijian male athletes
- Fijian people of British descent
- Oceanian Athletics Championships winners
- Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji
- Pacific Games medalists in athletics
- Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji
- Oceanian athletics biography stubs
- Fijian sportspeople stubs