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Nelson Évora

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Nelson Évora GCIH (born 20 April 1984) is an Ivory Coast-born Portuguese track and field athlete of Cape Verdean descent who specializes in the triple jump. Évora is a former outdoor Olympic, World, and European triple jump champion. He has also won a European indoor title and the World indoor tour in triple jump. Évora competes at national level for Portugal and at club level for FC Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Nelson Évora is the 2,783rd most popular athlete (up from 2,936th in 2024), the 54th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire (up from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ivorian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nelson Évora ranks 2,783 out of 6,025. Before him are Lesley Bush, Udo Wagner, Dwight Phillips, Mohammed Achik, Elisabeth Micheler-Jones, and José Martínez. After him are Robert Scheidt, Irina Kalinina, Vebjørn Rodal, Kaija Parve, Samuel Matete, and Olena Zubrilova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Nelson Évora ranks 343. Before him are Hassan Yebda, Rubén Iván Martínez, Jeong Yu-mi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Nicolás Pareja, and Emma Marrone. After him are Bruno Sarpa Costa, Emily Beecham, Miguel Ángel Moyá, Maarten Martens, Passenger, and Lydia Hearst.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Nelson Évora ranks 54 out of 140. Before him are Bakari Koné (1981), Gabriel Tiacoh (1963), Arthur Boka (1983), Fatoumata Diawara (1982), Arouna Koné (1983), and Youssouf Fofana (1966). After him are Boubacar Sanogo (1982), Olivier Kapo (1980), Cheick Tioté (1986), Steve Gohouri (1981), Abdoulaye Traoré (1967), and Ibrahim Sangaré (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In Côte d'Ivoire

Among athletes born in Côte d'Ivoire, Nelson Évora ranks 2. Before him are Gabriel Tiacoh (1963). After him are Marie-Josée Ta Lou (1988), Murielle Ahouré (1987), Cheick Sallah Cissé (1993), Ruth Gbagbi (1994), Leslie Djhone (1981), Wilfried Koffi Hua (1987), Ben Youssef Meïté (1986), Zaynab Dosso (1999), Arthur Cissé (1996), and Carolle Zahi (1994).

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