Luis Castro (athlete)
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| Full name | Luis Joel Castro Rivera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Puerto Rican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 29, 1991 NR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luis Joel Castro Rivera (born January 29, 1991) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in the high jump. He participated in the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 13th[1] 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.
On 21 May 2023, he jumped the current Puerto Rican national record with 2.30 m in
Cologne, Germany
).
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Puerto Rico
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| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th | 2.10 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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4th | 2.22 m |
NACAC U23 Championships
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Irapuato, Mexico
|
2nd | 2.21 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia
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11th | 2.15 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | Sao Paolo, Brazil
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2nd | 2.26 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico
|
10th | 2.05 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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13th | 2.25 m |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia
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4th | 2.28 m |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada
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9th | 2.16 m | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru
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8th | 2.18 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar
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12th | 2.19 m | |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain
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7th | 2.15 m |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 8th | 2.16 m | |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador
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1st | 2.25 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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25th (q) | 2.22 m | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile
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2nd | 2.24 m | |
References
- ^ "Luis Joel Castro". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
External links
- Luis Castro at World Athletics
- Luis Castro on Twitter
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