Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández (; born August 4, 1973, in Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus) is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump.
Career He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.
Personal best Triple jump: 17.85 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) – Athens, 8 August 1997
Competition record Representing 1990Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Havana, Cuba1stTriple jump16.68 m (+1.2 m/s)World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria2ndTriple jump16.62 m (+1.2 m/s)1991Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba1stTriple jump17.06 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7thTriple jump16.94 m (-0.4 m/s)1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea1stTriple jump17.04 m (+0.4 m/s)Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1stTriple jump16.93 m w (+2.2 m/s)Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6thTriple jump17.18 m (+1.9 m/s)1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada5thTriple jump17.06 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany12thTriple jump16.77 m (-0.1 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico1stTriple jump17.06 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2ndTriple jump17.62 mPan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina1stTriple jump17.67 m (+1.4 m/s)World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thTriple jump17.59 m w (+2.6 m/s)1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States3rdTriple jump17.44 m (+0.2 m/s)1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1stTriple jump17.85 m (+0.9 m/s)UniversiadeCatania, Italy1stTriple jump17.35 m (-0.3 m/s)1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela1stTriple jump17.18 m (+0.7 m/s)1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan4thTriple jump16.92 mUniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain1stTriple jump17.40 m (+0.1 m/s)Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada1stTriple jump17.19 m (+0.6 m/s)World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10thTriple jump16.88 m (+0.4 m/s)2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4thTriple jump17.37 m SB (+0.3 m/s)2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rdTriple jump17.27 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dom. Rep.3rdTriple jump16.78 m (-0.4 m/s)World ChampionshipsSaint-Denis, France9thTriple jump16.84 m (-0.1 m/s)2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain2ndOut of competition performance ineligible for medals.Triple jump17.13 m (+0.5 m/s)Olympic GamesAthens, Greece8thTriple jump16.96 m (+0.9 m/s)2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela2ndTriple jump16.87 m (+0.0 m/s)
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Picture: Yoelbi Quesada, world champion in triple jump in 1997