Juan Miguel Echevarría

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echevarría and the second or maternal family name is Laflé.
Juan Miguel Echevarría
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Juan Miguel Echevarría in 2017
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 23)[1]
Camagüey, Cuba[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Long jump
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham Long jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Long jump
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Edmonton Long jump

Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, narrowly missing the final. He later won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a mark of 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in).

His personal bests in the event are 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in) outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of +1.7 m/s (3.8 mph) and 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) indoors in Birmingham in 2018. He jumped 8.92 m (29 ft 3 in) in Havana on 10 March 2019, aided by a +3.3 m/s (7.4 mph) wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of 8.71 m (28 ft 6+3⁄4 in). While this jump was not eligible for the Cuban record due to the excessive wind assistance, it was notable for being the longest jump in competition under any conditions for nearly 24 years, and the fifth longest jump under any conditions ever.[3]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 4th Long jump 7.69 m
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st Long jump 7.76 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Long jump 7.78 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (q) Long jump 7.86 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Long jump 8.46 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Long jump 8.27 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Long jump 8.34 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd Long jump 8.41 m

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Juan Miguel Echevarría". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ Juan Miguel Echevarría at World Athletics
  3. ^ "Echevarria leaps wind-assisted 8.92m in Havana". IAAF. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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