| Luis Castro Rivera | |
| Fullname: | Luis Joel Castro Rivera |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality: | Puerto Rican |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in |
| Weight: | 161 lb |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | High jump |
| Coach: | Gaspar Epro, † Wolfgang Ritzdorf, Carlos Acosta |
Luis Joel Castro Rivera [1] (born January 29, 1991) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in high jump. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, he made his debut at the 2011 Grand Prix Ximena Restrepo in Medellín, Colombia, where he placed 3rd.[2] He also participated in the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 13th[3] and in the final of the 2019 World Championships reaching the 12th place. He won the gold medal at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games with 2.25 m and a silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games with 2.24 m.
On 21 May 2023, he jumped the current Puerto Rican national record with 2.30 m in Garbsen, Germany. He also holds the national indoor record with 2.26 m (29 January 2019 in Cologne, Germany). On 7 Aug 2024, Castro Rivera competed in the Men's High Jump Qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he finished in 15th place.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th | 2.10 m | |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | 2.22 m | |
| NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 2.21 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 11th | 2.15 m | |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | Sao Paolo, Brazil | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 2.26 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 10th | 2.05 m | ||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | 2.25 m | |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 4th | 2.28 m | |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 9th | 2.16 m | ||
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 8th | 2.18 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th | 2.19 m | ||
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 7th | 2.15 m | |
| NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 8th | 2.16 m | ||
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 2.25 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th (q) | 2.22 m | ||
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 2.24 m | |
| 2024 | 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 15th | 2.20 m | |