Darcy Roper
Australian long jumper
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Born | (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 26) |
Education | University of Queensland |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
Darcy Roper (born 31 March 1998) is an Australian athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade. Earlier he won a bronze at the 2016 World U20 Championships and a Silver at the 2015 IAAF World youth Championships.
His personal best in the event is 8.20 metres (+1.4 m/s) set at the ACT State Championships 2020.[2] He has also leapt a wind assisted 8.32 meters (+2.6 m/s) in Perth 2019.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | Long jump | 8.01 m |
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Long jump | 7.88 m |
2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 3rd | Long jump | 7.90 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (q) | Long jump | 7.82 m |
Best performances
Year[3] | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | Long jump | 8.01 m |
2019 | ACT Championships | Canberra, Australia | 1st | Long jump | 8.20 m (w) |
2019 | Jandakot Airport Perth Track Classic | Perth, Australia | 1st | Long jump | 8.32 m (w) |
2019 | Queensland International Track Classic | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | Long jump | 8.05 m |
2019 | Résisprint International | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 4th | Long jump | 8.12 m |
2019 | Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 6th | Long jump | 8.05 m |
2020 | ACT Championships | Canberra, Australia | 1st | Long jump | 8.20 m |
References
- ^ Darcy Roper at World Athletics
- ^ "Meet Results". members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Darcy ROPER | Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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