They were considered the dream couple of athletics: triple jump star opens up about abuse by Olympic champion
Spain - For the public, they were a dream couple in athletics , but no one had any idea what was going on behind closed doors. Now triple jumper Ana Peleteiro (29) has opened up about the ordeal at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.
In a video on TikTok , the Spanish woman reports sexual abuse in the relationship. "He woke me up at night to have sex without my consent. And yet I stayed," she recalls of the toxic relationship.
The accused is said to be the famous Portuguese triple jumper Nelson Évora (40), who won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
"He changed absolutely everything about me, from my clothes to my hairstyle to my behavior towards my family and excluded me from many people. And yet I stayed. He told me that our relationship would suffer if we didn't have sex whenever he wanted, and that ultimately those who didn't eat at home would eat outside," she recounts of how the man with Ivorian roots purposefully manipulated her.
Évora was the one who was unfaithful in their relationship. He would return from trips with numerous hickeys all over his body and would justify this with mosquito bites.
Athletics: Ana Peleteiro opens up about sexual abuse by ex-boyfriend Nelson Évora
She is said to have been with him since 2016, but in October 2021 she managed to draw a line in the sand and broke up with him.
The Ivorian had previously left his girlfriend alone for four months during the coronavirus pandemic .
While Nelson Évora enjoys a high reputation in Portugal and took part in "Dancing with the Stars", Ana Peleteiro found happiness with another triple jumper.
In September 2023, she married Frenchman Benjamin Compaoré (37), who became European champion in 2014. Their son Lúa was born in December 2022.
After giving birth, she celebrated her comeback and her bronze medal success at the Olympics. She announced the end of her career in September.
Nevertheless, it is important to her to continue raising awareness about sexual abuse in relationships and toxic relationships.