Santiago Ford
Personal information
NationalityChilean
Born (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997
Cuba
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 7845 (Sāo Paulo, 2023)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoDecathlon
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 São PauloDecathlon

Santiago Aldofo Ford (born 25 August 1997) is a Chilean decathlete. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.[1]

Early and personal life

Ford was born in Cuba in 1997, and moved to Chile in 2018. He obtained Chilean citizenship on January 9, 2023.[2] He based himself in La Granja, Chile.[3]

Career

Competing for Cuba, he was fourth in 2016 in the decathlon at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[4]

After moving from Cuba to Chile, he won the Chilean national title in the triple jump in 2021.[5] At the 2023 South American Athletics Championship held in Sao Paulo, he won the silver in the decathlon event, with a new personal best score (7845). He was a gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Santiago Ford". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Who is Santiago Ford, the Cuban who competes for Chile in the 2023 Pan American Games". 24horas.cl. October 30, 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Parrini, Gianluca (17 November 2023). "Cuando Santiago Ford cruzó a Chile". latercera.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "From Cuba to Chile: Santiago Ford's journey to be crowned champion at the Pan American Games". Americateve.com. November 1, 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Ortega, Claudio; Santibáñez, Felipe (October 31, 2023). "He made an incredible trip to come to the country and was a guard at a nightclub: The great story of the Cuban-Chilean Santiago Ford". Emol.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Silva, Viluñir (October 31, 2023). "The incredible story of Santiago Ford, the man who left Cuba to give gold to Chile". RedGol.


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