Leslie Copeland (athlete)

Leslie Arthur Copeland (born 23 April 1988 in Tavua, Fiji) is a javelin thrower from Fiji.^[1] His father died when he was nine, but his father's sister aided him in getting an education. He attended Marist Brothers High School and later became a champion thrower. He represented Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2][3] At the 2012 Olympics, he was one place away from making the final.^[4] He represented Fiji at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships. In the javelin throw event, he ranked 13th with a seasonal best mark but did not advance to the final. In 2016, he threw a personal best throw of 81.76m in Sydney, Australia.

Leslie Copeland

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Arthur Copeland
Born	(1988-04-23) 23 April 1988 (age 36) Tavua, Fiji
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
Country	Fiji
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Fiji Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa Javelin throw 2015 Port Moresby Javelin throw 2007 Apia Javelin throw Pacific Mini Games 2009 Rarotonga Javelin throw 2013 Mata-Utu Javelin throw Oceania Championships 2006 Apia Javelin throw 2008 Saipan Javelin throw 2010 Cairns Javelin throw 2013 Pepeete Javelin throw 2014 Avarua Javelin throw
Updated on 23 August 2016

Personal best

• Javelin throw: 81.76m NR – Sydney, 2016

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Fiji
2004	Commonwealth Youth Games	Bendigo, Australia	4th	Javelin (700g)	60.63 m
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakesh, Morocco	22nd (q)	Javelin (700g)	60.51 m
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	7th	Javelin	73.13 m
	Oceania Championships	Apia, Samoa	1st	Javelin	67.28 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	20th (q)	Javelin	62.57 m
	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	2nd	Javelin	69.84 m
2008	Oceania Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	1st	Javelin	67.02 m
2009	Melanesian Championships	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	1st	Javelin	67.99m
	Pacific Mini Games	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	Javelin	74.92 m
2010	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	Javelin	75.08 m CR
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	6th	Javelin	76.75 m
	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	22nd (q)	Javelin	76.57 m
	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	1st	Javelin	78.41 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (q)	Javelin	80.19 m
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	1st	Javelin	76.87 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	33rd (q)	Javelin	72.30 m
	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	1st	Javelin	68.62m
2014	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	1st	Javelin	70.66m
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th	Javelin	68.50 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (q)	Javelin	76.04 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2006 - 73.13
• 2007 - 69.84
• 2008 - 74.40
• 2009 - 76.93
• 2010 - 76.95
• 2011 - 80.45
• 2012 - 80.19
• 2013 - 76.87
• 2014 - 76.10
• 2016 - 81.76

References

1. Leslie Copeland - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 23 May 2015
2. "Fiji Times". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
3. University of Central Lancashire Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today
4. Johnson, Len (5 June 2013). "IAAF: Copeland takes the Javelin plaudits, Gerrard Leads Decathlon: Oceania Area Champs day two report| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

External links

• Leslie Copeland at World Athletics
• Leslie Copeland at Olympedia
• Leslie Copeland at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Leslie Copeland at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leslie Copeland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.