Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
Table title:
Records
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > World record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jonathan Edwards (GBR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18.29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gothenburg, Sweden </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 August 1995 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Championship record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jonathan Edwards (GBR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18.29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gothenburg, Sweden </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 August 1995 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > World leading </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nelson Évora (POR) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.66 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Belém, Brazil </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 May 2009 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > African record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Tarik Bouguetaïb (MAR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Khemisset, Morocco </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 July 2007 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Asian record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oleg Sakirkin (KAZ) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.35 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Moscow, Russia </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 June 1994 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > North American record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kenny Harrison (USA) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18.09 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Atlanta, United States </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 July 1996 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > South American record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jadel Gregório (BRA) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.90 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Belém, Brazil </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20 May 2007 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > European record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jonathan Edwards (GBR) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18.29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Gothenburg, Sweden </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 August 1995 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Oceanian record </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ken Lorraway (AUS) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.46 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > London, United Kingdom </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 August 1982 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did Nelson Évora (POR) do in the 2009 World Championships?
Answer:
Nelson Évora was the World leading with 17.66 metres.