Benjamin Compaoré
French triple jumper
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Benjamin Compaoré (born 5 August 1987) is a French athlete specialising in the triple jump. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]
Compaoré in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1987 Bar-le-Duc, France |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  France |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Triple jump |
Compaoré won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships and the bronze at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 17.48 metres outdoors (-0.1 m/s, Marrakesh 2014) and 17.14 metres indoors (Liévin 2012).
Personal life
Born in France, Compaoré was born to a Burkinabe father and French mother. He has a daughter with his wife, the Spanish triple jumper Ana Peleteiro, born in 2022 and called Lua.[2] He has three other daughters (Cassandra, Olympia and Iris) from a previous relationship.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing France | |||||
| 2005 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 5th | Triple jump | 15.81 m |
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Triple jump | 16.61 m (-0.5 m/s) |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 16.19 m |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Triple jump | 16.99 m |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | Triple jump | 17.17 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 6th | Triple jump | 17.05 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Triple jump | 17.08 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 16.48 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 1st | Triple jump | 17.46 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 12th | Triple jump | 16.63 m |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.09 m |
| European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 12th | Triple jump | 16.12 m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th | Triple jump | 16.54 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 21st (q) | Triple jump | 16.46 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 22nd (q) | Triple jump | 16.59 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (q) | Triple jump | 16.59 m |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 25th (q) | Triple jump | 16.03 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 20th (q) | Triple jump | 15.17 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 8th | Triple jump | 16.11 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 12th | Triple jump | 16.05 m |
