Yasmani Copello
Copello in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yasmani Copello Escobar |
| Nationality | Cuban/Turkish |
| Born | 15 April 1987 Havana, Cuba |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 m hurdles |
| Club | Enka SK |
Medal record | |
Yasmani Copello Escobar (born 15 April 1987) is a Cuban-born track and field hurdler who represents Turkey internationally. His personal best for the 400 metres hurdles is 47.81 seconds, set in the final of the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin.
While representing Cuba he won a silver medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships and was a gold medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics. He won two silver medals in the hurdles and two relay gold medals at the ALBA Games in 2007 and 2009. He moved to Turkey in 2012 and began representing his adopted country in 2014.