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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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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 Garbsen, Germany. He holds also the national indoor record with 2.26 m (29 January 2019 in Cologne, Germany).
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th | 2.10 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 2.22 m |
| NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 2nd | 2.21 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 11th | 2.15 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | Sao Paolo, Brazil | 2nd | 2.26 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 10th | 2.05 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | 2.25 m |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 4th | 2.28 m |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 9th | 2.16 m | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 8th | 2.18 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th | 2.19 m | |
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 7th | 2.15 m |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 8th | 2.16 m | |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 2.25 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th (q) | 2.22 m | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 2.24 m | |
References
- ↑ "Luis Joel Castro". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
External links
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