He won the gold at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships and set a championship record of 17.33 m.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. Copello won a bronze medal in the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin with a jump of on 18 August 2009, displacing Leevan Sands and only bested by Phillips Idowu and Nelson Évora.
