Cristian Atanay Nápoles (born 27 November 1998, in Marianao) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the triple jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the triple jump event. Nápoles also represented his country at the 2017 World Championships finishing fourth and only missing the bronze by four centimetres. Additionally, he won the silver medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships and the gold at the 2015 World Youth Championships. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His personal best in the event is 17.38 metres (+0.8 m/s) set in Doha in 2019.
International competitions Representing 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia1stTriple jump16.13 m2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2ndTriple jump16.62 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4thTriple jump17.16 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom9thTriple jump16.70 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1stTriple jump17.34 mIbero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru1stTriple jump16.81 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar5thTriple jump17.38 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10thTriple jump16.63 m2023ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stTriple jump17.23 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador2ndTriple jump17.11 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdTriple jump17.40 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile3rdTriple jump16.66 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13thTriple jump15.98 mOlympic GamesParis, France18th (q)Triple jump16.67 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan27th (q)Triple jump16.21 m
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