Luis Joel Castro Rivera OLY[1] (born January 29, 1991) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in high jump. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, he made his debut at the 2011 Grand Prix Ximena Restrepo in Medellín, Colombia, where he placed 3rd.[2] He also participated in the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 13th[3] and in the final of the 2019 World Championships reaching the 12th place. He won the gold medal at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games with 2.25 m and a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games with 2.24 m.
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| Full name | Luis Joel Castro Rivera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1991 Carolina, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gaspar Epro, † Wolfgang Ritzdorf, Carlos Acosta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 21 May 2023, he jumped the current Puerto Rican national record with 2.30 m in Garbsen, Germany. He also holds the national indoor record with 2.26 m (29 January 2019 in Cologne, Germany). On 7 Aug 2024, Castro Rivera competed in the Men's High Jump Qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he finished in 15th place.
Competition record
editReferences
edit- ^ "Luis Joel Castro Rivera, OLY". Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "CASTRO RIVERA Luis". Paris 2024 Olympics.
- ^ "Luis Joel Castro". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
External links
edit- Luis Castro Rivera at World Athletics
- Luis Joel Castro at Olympics.com
- Luis Castro at Olympedia
- Luis Joel Castro Rivera at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
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