FACTBOX - Gold medallist Nelson Evora

(Reuters) - Factbox on Nelson Evora (Portugal) who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's triple jump on Thursday.

Age: 24 (date of birth: Apr 20, 1984)

Residence: Lisbon, Portugal

Career achievements:

Gold medallist, 2007 World Championships, triple jump

Fourth place, 2006 European Championships, triple jump

Evora was born in Ivory Coast but moved to Lisbon with his family when he was four. He became a Portuguese citizen in June 2002 having previously competed for the Cape Verde Islands. Evora decided to switch from high jump to long jump and triple jump after injuring his knee at the age of 15.

(Compiled by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Padraic Halpin)