RAFFIN Melvin

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (16.18)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Triple Jump
2017	1 x 9th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
9	2017	Triple Jump	Eugene, OR, USA	16.48

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2021	Triple Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	16.71

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Athlete

Physical Education

French

Bourdeaux Athle [France]

Laurence Bily [personal], FRA, from 2015; Teddy Tamgho [personal], FRA, from 2015

His younger sister Lesly Raffin has represented France in athletics, placing fifth in triple jump at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Jul 2021; trackandlife.fr, 27 Mar 2018)

He missed most of the 2018 and 2019 seasons due to a hamstring injury and a torn anterior cruciate ligament [ACL]. (athle.fr, 23 Jun 2021; stadion-actu.fr, 01 Jun 2021; athle.free.fr, 15 Sep 2019)

His physical education teacher saw his potential in the sport and convinced him to try it. (bfmtv.com, 04 Mar 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (stadion-actu.fr, 01 Jun 2021)