Edgar Rivera

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Edgar Rivera
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Alejandro Rivera Morales
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991 (age 31)
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Mexico
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Updated on 07 February 2017.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Morales.

Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales (born 13 February 1991 in Agua Prieta) is a Mexican athlete who specialize in the high jump.[1][2] He represented his country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships without qualifying to the final. He finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed in the World University Games Shenzhen 2011 and Kazan 2013, among other important meets representing his country (CAC Games 2014, PanAm Games 2011 and 2015, World Youth (2007) and World Junior (2008 and 2010) Championships.

He studied at the University of Arizona.[3] His older brother, Luis Rivera, is a world-class long jumper.

Personal bests[]

He has personal bests of 2.31 metres outdoors (2021) and 2.30 metres indoors (2016). Both are the current national records.

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
High jump 2.31 m Slovakia Šamorín 2 Jun 2021
Indoor
High jump 2.30 m Czech Republic Brno 9 February 2016

Competition record[]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Mexico
2005 International Children's Games (U16) Coventry, United Kingdom 1st 1.92 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 1.99 m
International Children's Games (U16) Bangkok, Thailand 1st 2.06 m
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 5th 2.14 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th 2.08 m
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 2.10 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 6th 2.17 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 14th (q) 2.15 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th (q) 2.21 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 8th 2.18 m
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 1st 2.23 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 10th 2.15 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 22nd (q) 2.22 m
2014 Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 1st 2.28 m
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 3rd 2.23m A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 4th 2.21 m A
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th 2.20 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 35th (q) 2.17 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 2.29 m
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 8th 2.16 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 6th 2.22 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 9th 2.15 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 19th (q) 2.21 m

References[]

  1. ^ Edgar Rivera at World Athletics
  2. ^ Pineda Rodríguez, Luis (21 September 2014), HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales, Agua Prieta, Sonora, 13 feb 91 (PDF) (in Spanish), Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2014, retrieved December 25, 2014
  3. ^ Arizona Wild Cats profile

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