Arnie David Giralt Rivero (born 26 August 1984, Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban triple jumper.[1]

Arnie Giralt
Personal information
Full nameArnie David Giralt Rivero
Born (1984-08-26) August 26, 1984 (age 40)
Santiago de Cuba
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Valencia Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Doha Triple jump
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bridgetown Triple jump
Updated on 21 June 2013

Career

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His personal best jump is 17.62 metres, achieved in April 2009 in La Habana. His father is long jumper David Giralt.[2]

Personal bests

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Event Best Venue Date
Outdoor
Long jump 7.70 m (wind: 1.3 m/s)   La Habana 14 February 2002
Triple jump 17.62 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)   La Habana 25 April 2009
Indoor
Triple jump 17.47 m   Valencia 9 March 2008

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Cuba
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 2nd Triple jump 16.33 m (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st Triple jump 16.75m (wind: 1.8 m/s)
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 1st Triple jump 16.68 m (wind: 0.4 m/s)
2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd Long jump 7.63 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1st Triple jump 16.93 m (wind: -0.5 m/s)
World Championships Paris, France 4th Triple jump 17.23 m (wind: 0.1 m/s)
2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva, Spain 1st Triple jump 17.12 m (wind: 0.7 m/s)
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th (q) Triple jump 16.70 m (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th Triple jump 17.09 m (wind: 0.7 m/s)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th Triple jump 16.91 m (wind: 0.7 m/s)
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd Triple jump 17.47 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th Triple jump 17.52 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)
2009 ALBA Games Havana, Cuba 3rd Triple jump 17.62 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st[3] Triple jump 17.46 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th Triple jump 17.26 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Triple jump 17.36 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th (q) Triple jump 16.74 m (wind: 0.2 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 9th (q) Triple jump 16.71 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 16th (q) Triple jump 16.45 m (wind: 1.1 m/s)

References

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  1. ^ IAAF profile of Giralt Rivero
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (3 June 2008). "Alcántara's quest for success in Bydgoszcz and beyond". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  3. ^ Out of competition performance, ineligible for a medal.
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