Edgar Rivera

Edgar Rivera
Personal information
Full name Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991
Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country  Mexico
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Updated on 25 December 2014.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 specialising in the high jump.[1][2] He represented his country at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships without qualifying to the final.

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 2.28 metres outdoors (2011) and 2.26 metres indoors (2013). The latter is the current national record.

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
High jump 2.28 m United States Walnut, California 16 Apr 2011
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

References

  1. ↑ Edgar Rivera profile at IAAF
  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, retrieved December 25, 2014
  3. ↑ Arizona Wild Cats profile

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