Leslie Copeland (athlete)

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Leslie Copeland
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Arthur Copeland
Born (1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 37)
Tavua, Fiji
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
SportAthletics
Event
 Javelin
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Nouméa Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby Javelin throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Apia Javelin throw
Pacific Mini Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Rarotonga Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mata-Utu Javelin throw
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Apia Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Saipan Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Cairns Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Pepeete Javelin throw
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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] 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.

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Personal best

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games Bendigo, Australia 4thJavelin (700g)60.63 m
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 22nd (q)Javelin (700g)60.51 m
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 7thJavelin 73.13 m
Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 1stJavelin67.28 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 20th (q)Javelin 62.57 m
Pacific Games Apia, Samoa 2ndJavelin69.84 m
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1stJavelin67.02 m
2009 Melanesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 1stJavelin67.99m
Pacific Mini Games Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1stJavelin74.92 m
2010 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1stJavelin75.08 m CR
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 6thJavelin 76.75 m
World Championships Daegu, Korea 22nd (q)Javelin 76.57 m
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 1stJavelin78.41 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 13th (q)Javelin 80.19 m
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 1stJavelin76.87 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia33rd (q)Javelin 72.30 m
Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 1stJavelin68.62m
2014 Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1stJavelin70.66m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10thJavelin 68.50 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (q)Javelin 76.04 m

Seasonal bests by year

References

  1. ↑ Leslie Copeland - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation , retrieved 23 May 2015
  2. ↑ "Fiji Times". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ↑ University of Central Lancashire Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today
  4. ↑ 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.


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