Kazakhstani triple jumper
Roman Valiyev (born 27 March 1984 in Russian SFSR in Orenburg ) is a Russian-Kazakhstani triple jumper .
He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games . He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
His personal best jump is 16.98 metres, achieved at the 2006 Asian Games in December 2006 in Doha . His new personal best is 17.20 m, achieved in Almaty in 2012, qualifying him for the Olympic Games in London.
Competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Kazakhstan 2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 21st (q) Triple jump 14.41 m 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece – Triple jump NM 2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey – Triple jump NM Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 4th Triple jump 16.26 m Asian Indoor Games Bangkok, Thailand 1st Long jump 7.84 m 1st Triple jump 16.51 m 2006 Asian Indoor Championships Pattaya, Thailand 1st Triple jump 16.24 m Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2nd Triple jump 16.98 m 2007 Asian Indoor Games Macau 1st Triple jump 16.57 m 2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Triple jump 16.32 m Olympic Games Beijing, China 30th (q) Triple jump 16.20 m 2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 8th Triple jump 16.59 m Asian Indoor Games Hanoi, Vietnam 1st Triple jump 16.60 m Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 1st Triple jump 16.70 m 2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 3rd Triple jump 16.25 m Asian Games Guangzhou, China 6th Triple jump 16.51 m 2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 3rd Triple jump 16.62 m 2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 4th Triple jump 16.22 m Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 21st (q) Triple jump 16.23 m 2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 4th Triple jump 16.55 m World Championships Moscow, Russia 17th (q) Triple jump 16.43 m 2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd Triple jump 16.16 m World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 9th (q) Triple jump 16.22 m Asian Games Incheon, South Korea – Triple jump NM 2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd Triple jump 16.67 m World Championships Beijing, China 25th (q) Triple jump 16.04 m 2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Triple jump 16.69 m World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 15th Triple jump 15.54 m Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Triple jump NM 2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 8th Triple jump 15.87 m (w)
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