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Melvin Raffin

Melvin Raffin

French triple jumper

Melvin Raffin (born 9 August 1998 in Bourg-la-Reine) is a French athlete specialising in the triple jump.[3]

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Career

Raffin represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Additionally, he won bronze medals at the 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 16.85 metres outdoors (+0.6 m/s, Montgeron 2017) and 17.20 metres indoors (Belgrade 2017).[4] He is the current world junior record holder indoors.

Personal life

Born in mainland France, Raffin is of Martiniquais descent.[5]

International competitions

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References

  1. [1]
    "Melvin Raffin". bases.athle.com (in French). Fédération française d'athlétisme. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Melvin Raffin". European-Athletics.org. European Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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    "Melvin Raffin". IAAF.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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    "Melvin Raffin". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Championnats d'Europe en salle : les athlètes ultramarins et afro-français de la sélection française".


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