NELSON EVORA

Nelson Évora
(20 de abril de 1984 en Costa de Marfil) es un atleta portugués especialista en triple salto que se se proclamó campeón olímpico de esta prueba en los Juegos de Pekín 2008 y campeón mundial en Osaka 2007. También ha competido en salto de longitud. Nace en Costa de Marfil, a donde sus padres habían emigrado desde Cabo Verde. Cuando tenía cinco años, se trasladaron a vivir a Portugal. Desde 2002 tiene la ciudadanía portuguesa y compite para este país.

Born in Côte d'Ivoire, where his parents had come to live from Cape Verde, Nelson relocated to Portugal when he was five years old. He still holds the Cape Verdean records in both the long jump (7.57 m) and the triple jump (16.15 m). Évora's family fixed in Odivelas, on the floor upon João Ganço, former Portugal record-holder and first man in Portugal to pass over 2m in the high jump. David Ganço, one of three sons of João Ganço, one year older than Nelson, became Évora's best friend. One day, João Ganço, seeing them playing in the street, suggested Nelson to start practicing athletics, following David's example, and, just like that, Nelson sportive career was started. João Ganço, then became Évora's coach.
      

 
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