Leslie Copeland (athlete)
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Full name | Leslie Arthur Copeland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Fijian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 July 2013 |
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
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- Fijian javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes of Fiji
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People educated at Marist Brothers High School (Fiji)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Male javelin throwers
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Fiji
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji
- Fijian male athletes
- Fijian people of British descent
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