Jordan Díaz

Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún (born 23 February 2001) is a Cuban-born Spanish triple jumper.

For the baseball player, see Jordan Díaz (baseball).
Jordan Díaz
Díaz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún
Nationality
Born (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 17.49 m
High jump: 1.85 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTriple jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Toronto Triple jump
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 TampereTriple jump
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos AiresTriple jump
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 NairobiTriple jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Barranquilla Triple jump
Updated on 10 November 2022.

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Youth Championships, the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2018 NACAC Championships, the silver medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.[1]

His personal best jump is 17.87 metres, achieved in June 2022 in Nerja.[1] At the 2017 World Youth Championships he jumped 17.30 metres, a new championship record and world under-18 best mark, improving it further in 2018.

On 28 June 2021, he defected from the Cuban delegation sent to a preparatory competition in Castellón, Spain.[2] He thus missed the Tokyo Olympics.[3] He began to train under Iván Pedroso in Guadalajara.[2] Shortly after acquiring Spanish citizenship in 2022, Díaz beat the country's triple jump record.[4]

References
  1. Jordan Alejandro Díaz at World Athletics
  2. "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha – via El Español.
  3. Pacheco, Jorge (3 February 2022). "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado". El Español.
  4. Arribas, Carlos (20 February 2022). "El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto". El País.
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