Alfredo Deza (high jumper) explained

Alfredo Deza Ganoza (born 24 August 1979) is a former Peruvian athlete specializing in the high jump. He was born in Lobitos, Talara, Piura.^[1] He is best known for winning gold at the 1998 World Junior Championships becoming the country's first and so far only World Junior Championships medalist.^[2]

He represented his country at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, but did not progress to the final.

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres from 2003. His father, Alfredo Deza Fuller, was also an Olympic athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles.

Competition record

Representing
1995	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	6th	2.00 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	14th (q)	2.00 m
1996	South American Junior Championships	Bucaramanga, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.12 m
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	13th (q)	2.10 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	9th	2.05 m
	South American Junior Championships	San Carlos, Uruguay	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2.06 m
	Pan American Junior Championships	Havana, Cuba	4th	2.06 m
1998	South American Junior Championships	Córdoba, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.23 m
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	bgcolor=gold	1st	2.21 m
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	7th	2.15 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	2.10 m
2001	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2.20 m
2003	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	2.16 m
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	10th	2.13 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	–	NM
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	2.21 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	35th (q)	2.10 m

References

1. Alfredo Deza Ganoza. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062126/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/alfredo-deza-2.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
2. Web site: First medals- IAAF/Coca-Cola World Junior Championships report - Annecy 98 . 2013-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819151237/http://www2.iaaf.org/wjc98/News/980802medals.html . 2012-08-19 . dead .