Juan Miguel Echevarría

Juan Miguel Echevarría
Juan Miguel Echevarría in 2017
Personal information
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2018 BirminghamLong jump
Pan American Junior Championships
2015 EdmontonLong jump

Juan Miguel Echevarría (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, narrowly missing the final. He later won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a mark of 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in).

His personal bests in the event are 8.68 m (28 ft 6 in) outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of +1.7 m/s (3.8 mph) and 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) indoors in Birmingham in 2018. He jumped 8.83 m (29 ft 0 in) in Stockholm on 10 June 2018, aided by a +2.1 m/s (4.7 mph) wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of 8.71 m (28 ft 7 in). While this jump was not eligible for the Cuban record due to the excessive wind assistance, it was notable for being the longest jump in competition under any conditions for 23 years.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 4th Long jump 7.69 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st Long jump 7.76 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Long jump 7.78 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (q) Long jump 7.86 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Long jump 8.46 m

References

  1. ↑ Juan Miguel Echevarría at IAAF
  2. ↑ "After Stockholm stunner, the sky's the limit for Echevarria". IAAF. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2010.


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