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| Juan Carlos Nájera | |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1981 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Triple jump |
| Updated: | 29 July 2014 |
Juan Carlos Nájera (13 February 1981) is a triple jumper and coach born in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. He began his career in 1992 when his older brother took him to compete in a 100m race, motivating him to continue in athletics. He studied at the Institute of Business Administration in Zacapa and the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, where he earned a BA in Biology.
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| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 9th | Triple jump | 13.60 | |
| 2002 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | Long jump | 6.57 | |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 14.42 | ||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x100m relay | 42.83 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | — | Triple jump | NM | ||
| 2003 | Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 15.15 |
| 2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | Long jump | 6.61 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.78 (wind: -2.2 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4x100m relay | 42.40 | ||||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th | Triple jump | 13.92 w | ||
| 2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.37 |
| Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 7th | Triple jump | 14.57 | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 12th | Triple jump | 14.44 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | ||
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 15.49 (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| 4th | 4x100m relay | 42.52 | ||||
| NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 10th | Long jump | 6.75 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | ||
| 4th | Triple jump | 15.58 (wind: -1.1 m/s) | ||||
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 36th (q) | Long jump | 6.64 | ||
| 12th | Triple jump | 15.42 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | ||||
| 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | Triple jump | 14.95 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| Central American Championships | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Long jump | 6.99 (NWI) | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 15.45 (NWI) | |||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4x100m relay | 42.30 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th | Triple jump | 15.24 (wind: -0.5 m/s) | ||
| 2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 4th | Long jump | 6.99 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.32 (NWI) | |||
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 26th (q) | Triple jump | 14.94 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | ||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 12th | Triple jump | 14.90 (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |
| Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 6th | Long jump | 6.97 w (wind: +3.2 m/s) | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.06 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |||
| 2012 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 5th | Long jump | 6.36 | |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 14.50 | ||||
2007