Juan Miguel Echevarría Explained

Juan Miguel Echevarría
Birth Date:11 August 1998
Birth Place:Camagüey, Cuba
Height:1.86 m[1]
Country:Cuba
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump

Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, narrowly missing the final. He later won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a mark of .

His personal bests in the event are outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of +1.7m/s and indoors in Birmingham in 2018. He jumped in Havana on 10 March 2019, aided by a +3.3m/s wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of . While this jump was not eligible for the Cuban record due to the excessive wind assistance, it was notable for being the longest jump in competition under any conditions for nearly 24 years, and the fourth longest jump under any conditions ever.[2]

At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.

International competitions

Representing
2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4thLong jump7.69 m
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canadabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.76 m
2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5thLong jump7.78 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)Long jump7.86 m
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdombgcolor=gold1stLong jump8.46 m
2019Pan American GamesLima, Perubgcolor=gold1stLong jump8.27 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rdLong jump8.34 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japanbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump8.41 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juan Miguel Echevarría. Eurosport.com. 15 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Echevarria leaps wind-assisted 8.92m in Havana. IAAF. 11 March 2019. 14 March 2019.