Darcy Roper (born 31 March 1998) is an Australian athlete specialising in the long jump. He won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade. Earlier he won a bronze at the 2016 World U20 Championships and a Silver at the 2015 IAAF World youth Championships.
His personal best in the event is 8.20 metres (+1.4 m/s) set at the ACT State Championships 2020. He has also leapt a wind assisted 8.32 meters (+2.6 m/s) in Perth 2019.
International competitions Representing 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndLong jump8.01 m2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rdLong jump7.88 m2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy3rdLong jump7.90 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar15th (q)Long jump7.82 m
Best performances YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndLong jump8.01 m2019ACT ChampionshipsCanberra, Australia1stLong jump8.20 m (w)2019Jandakot Airport Perth Track ClassicPerth, Australia1stLong jump8.32 m (w)2019Queensland International Track ClassicBrisbane, Australia1stLong jump8.05 m2019Résisprint International La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland4thLong jump8.12 m2019AthletissimaLausanne, Switzerland6thLong jump8.05 m2020ACT ChampionshipsCanberra, Australia1stLong jump8.20 m
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