Jordan Díaz (triple jumper)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Fortún.
Jordan Díaz
Díaz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún
Nationality
Born (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)
Havana, Cuba
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country
  • Cuba (until 2022)
  • Spain (from 2024)
SportTrack and field
EventTriple jump
TeamFC Barcelona Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 18.18 m
High jump: 1.85 m
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Triple jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rome Triple jump
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Triple jump
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Toronto Triple jump
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Triple jump
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Triple jump
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi Triple jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Triple jump
Updated on 11 June 2024

Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún (born 23 February 2001) is a Cuban-born Spanish triple jumper. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he won a gold medal with a jump of 17.86 m.

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Youth Championships, the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2018 NACAC Championships, the silver medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.[1]

His personal best jump is 18.18 metres, achieved in June 2024.[1] At the 2017 World Youth Championships he jumped 17.30 metres, a new championship record and world under-18 best mark, improving it further in 2018.

On 28 June 2021, he defected from the Cuban delegation sent to a preparatory competition in Castellón, Spain.[2] He thus missed the Tokyo Olympics.[3] He began to train under Iván Pedroso in Guadalajara.[2] Shortly after acquiring Spanish citizenship in 2022, Díaz beat the country's triple jump record.[4]

World Athletics declared Díaz eligible to represent Spain starting on 7 June 2024,[5] just in time to compete in the 2024 European Athletics Championships, where he won gold with a best jump of 18.18 m which put him third in the world all-time list.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jordan Alejandro DÍAZ FORTUN". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ a b "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 2 February 2022 – via El Español.
  3. ^ Pacheco, Jorge (3 February 2022). "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado". El Español.
  4. ^ Arribas, Carlos (20 February 2022). "El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto". El País.
  5. ^ "Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2024" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Diaz Fortun unleashes massive gold medal winning triple jump to go third on world all-time list". European Athletics. 11 June 2024.