Pierre Camara (born 15 September 1965)[1] is a retired French triple jumper, best known for his triple jump gold medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. In the triple jump final of those championships, he jumped 17.59 m, which was a new championship record and a new French indoor record. His French indoor record of 17.59 m was broken in 2010 by Teddy Tamgho. Camara was born in Castres, Tarn.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   France
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 8th Triple jump 16.07 m
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 10th Triple jump 16.28 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th Triple jump 16.52 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Casablanca, Morocco 2nd Triple jump 16.87 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 15th (q) Triple jump 16.18 m (+0.7 m/s)
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece Triple jump NM
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 11th Triple jump 16.52 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 1st Triple jump 17.59 m
Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 1st Triple jump 17.03 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th Triple jump 17.28 m

References

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  1. ^ Dupuy, Gérard (20 May 2017). "Les Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). French Athletics Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2017.