Luis_Castro_(athlete)

Luis Castro (athlete)

Luis Castro (athlete)

Puerto Rican high jumper

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Luis Joel Castro Rivera (born January 29, 1991) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in the high jump. He participated in the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 13th[1] 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.

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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).

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    "Luis Joel Castro". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.


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