Mexican high jumper
Edgar Rivera
Full name Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales Born (1991-02-13 ) February 13, 1991 (age 33) Agua Prieta , Sonora , MexicoHeight 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Country Mexico Sport Athletics Event 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) is a Mexican athlete who specialize in the high jump .[ 1] 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 .[ 2] 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
Šamorín
2 Jun 2021
Indoor
High jump
2.30 m
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
2022
World Indoor Championships
Belgrade, Serbia
7th
2.24 m
Ibero-American Championships
La Nucía , Spain
1st
2.26 m
World Championships
Eugene, United States
13th
2.19 m
2023
Central American and Caribbean Games
San Salvador, El Salvador
4th
2.22 m
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
14th (q)
2.25 m
Pan American Games
Santiago, Chile
4th
2.21 m
2024
World Indoor Championships
Glasgow, United Kingdom
8th
2.20 m
Ibero-American Championships
Cuiabá, Brazil
1st
2.20 m
Olympic Games
Paris, France
15th (q)
2.20 m
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