Alexsandro Melo

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Alexsandro de Melo
Personal information
Full nameAlexsandro do Nascimento de Melo
Born (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)
Londrina, Brazil
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump, triple jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Napoli Triple Jump
South American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Long Jump
Updated on 24 June 2021

Alexsandro do Nascimento de Melo (born 26 September 1995) is a Brazilian long jumper. [2]

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He won a bronze medal in the 2018 South American Games at long jump, a bronze medal in the 2019 Summer Universiade at triple jump, and finished 4th in the 2019 Pan American Games in long jump. [3]

He qualified to represent Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4] [5]

Personal bests

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2013 South American Junior Championships Resistencia, Argentina 1stTriple jump16.24 m (w) [6]
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 14th (q)Long jump 7.51 m (w)
World Championships Beijing, China Long jump NM
2018 South American Games Cochabamba, Bolivia 3rdLong jump 8.09 m
Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 5thLong jump 7.75 m
3rdTriple jump 15.94 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 11thLong jump 7.54 m
3rdTriple jump 16.57 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4thLong jump 7.77 m
8thTriple jump 16.23 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 27th (q)Triple jump 16.26 m
2020 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 1stLong jump 8.08 m
1stTriple jump 17.10 m
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 3rdLong jump 7.93 m
1stTriple jump 16.97 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 29th (q)Long jump 6.95 m
26th (q)Triple jump 15.65 m
2022 South American Indoor Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 1stTriple jump 16.62 m
World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 11thTriple jump 16.07 m
Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 9thLong jump 7.40 m
8thTriple jump 15.71 m
World Championships Eugene, United States Triple jump NM
South American Games Asunción, Paraguay 8thLong jump 7.10 m
5thTriple jump 15.47 m

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References

  1. 2015 PanAm Games profile
  2. Alexsandro Melo at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Aluno da UNG conquista medalha de bronze na Universíade Summer
  4. Brasil, Bolavip. "Brasil já tem 275 atletas classificados para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio". Bolavip Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. "Athletics MELO Alexsandro". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. RESULTADOS 20.10.2013 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2013-10-26.