Joseph Dezardin Prosper (born 10 June 2000) is an athlete from Mauritius who competes in the high jump, triple jump and long jump.
Biography In 2018, Prosper won gold in the triple jump at the CAA Southern Region Youth & Junior Championships in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. That year, he won national U20 titles in the high jump and the triple jump.
Prosper won the bronze medal at the African U20 Championships in the triple jump, and also finished fifth in the high jump at the championships.
Prosper finished seventh in the high jump at the 2022 African Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.He won the Mauritius national championship in the high jump in 2023. Later that year, he won the high jump at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie in Kinshasa with a personal best clearance of 2.15m.
Prosper finished seventh in the high jump at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra in 2024. He finished tenth at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in the high jump, in Cameroon, in June 2024.
Prosper placed eighth at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics, with a clearance of 2.05 metres.
Prosper was selected to represent his country in the high jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
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