Luis Felipe Méliz

Luis Felipe Méliz
	Méliz in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Luis Felipe Méliz Linares
Nationality	Cuban, Spanish
Born	11 August 1979; Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba, Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
	Updated on 15 August 2012

Luis Felipe Méliz Linares (born 11 August 1979) is a long jumper. Born in Cuba, he represents Spain internationally. He previously competed for his country of birth.

Méliz 's personal best is 8.43 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Cuba
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	5th	7.73 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	3rd	7.91 m (wind: +0.6 m/s)
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	2nd	8.05 m
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	8.06 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	18th (q)	7.85 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	8.08 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	9th	7.69 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	17th (q)	7.69 m
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th	7.88 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	4th	8.01 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	8.20 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	11th	7.73 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	7.71 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	11th	6.60 m
Representing Spain
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	8.07 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	7.87 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	11th	7.90 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	6th	7.90 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	23rd (q)	7.82 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	8th	7.50 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	8.21 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	NM
2014	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	7.76 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	28th (q)	6.85 m

References

Luis Felipe Méliz at World Athletics
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Felipe Méliz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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