Recalling that this “honourable classification” he won in Beijing comes after other “notable wins”, Cavaco Silva also noted the effort that has characterised the career of Nelson Évora as an athlete.


Portuguese athlete Nelson Évora won the triple jump bronze medal with a distance of 17.52 metres in his last attempt
American Christian Taylor won the gold medal with a leap of 18.21 metres and Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo took the silver with 17.73 metres.