Víctor Moya

Víctor Moya
Personal information
Full name	Víctor Rafael Moya Carvajal
Born	October 24, 1982 (age 39); Santiago de Cuba, Santiago
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
	Updated on 27 June 2013.

Víctor Rafael Moya Carvajal (born October 24, 1982 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban high jumper.

Career[]

Relatively young, he participated in his first major competition in the 2005 World Championships where he cleared 2.29 metres, a new personal best, and won a surprise silver medal along with Yaroslav Rybakov. Two weeks later in Brussels he set another personal best with 2.31 m. At the 2005 World Athletics Final he improved it again to 2.35 metres.

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

High jump: 2.35 m – Monaco, 10 September 2005

Indoor

High jump: 2.31 m – Arnstadt, 3 February 2007

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2002	Ibero-American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	8th	High jump	2.14 m A
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	High jump	2.26 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	High jump	2.29 m (PB)
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	1st	High jump	2.35 m (PB)
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	4th	High jump	2.30 m
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	High jump	2.31 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	High jump	2.32 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	High jump	2.30 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	5th	High jump	2.27 m
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	High jump	2.25 m
2011	ALBA Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	High jump	2.28 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	28th (q)	High jump	2.21 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	High jump	2.26 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	20th (q)	High jump	2.21 m

References[]

External links[]

Víctor Moya at World Athletics
Víctor Moya at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Tilastopaja biography
Ecured biography (in Spanish)

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