Benjamin Compaoré
Benjamin Compaoré|
Compaoré in 2013 |
| Personal information |
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| Born |
(1987-08-05) 5 August 1987
Bar-le-Duc, France |
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| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Weight |
72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Country |
 France |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
Triple jump |
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Benjamin Compaoré (born 5 August 1987) is a French athlete specialising in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships and the bronze at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 17.48 metres outdoors (-0.1 m/s, Marrakech 2014) and 17.14 metres indoors (Liévin 2012).
Achievements
| Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
| Representing France |
| 2005 |
European Junior Championships |
Kaunas, Lithuania |
5th |
Triple jump |
15.81 m |
| 2006 |
World Junior Championships |
Beijing, China |
1st |
Triple jump |
16.61 m (-0.5 m/s) |
| 2007 |
European Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
13th (q) |
Triple jump |
16.19 m |
| 2010 |
European Championships |
Barcelona, Spain |
5th |
Triple jump |
16.99 m |
| 2011 |
World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
8th |
Triple jump |
17.17 m |
| 2012 |
World Indoor Championships |
Istanbul, Turkey |
6th |
Triple jump |
17.05 m |
| Olympics Games |
London, United Kingdom |
6th |
Triple jump |
17.08 m |
| 2013 |
European Indoor Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
10th (q) |
Triple jump |
16.48 m |
| 2014 |
European Championships |
Zürich, Switzerland |
1st |
Triple jump |
17.46 m |
| 2015 |
World Championships |
Beijing, China |
12th |
Triple jump |
16.63 m |
| 2016 |
World Indoor Championships |
Portland, United States |
3rd |
Triple jump |
17.09 m |
| European Championships |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
12th |
Triple jump |
16.12 m |
| Olympic Games |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
10th |
Triple jump |
16.54 m |
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