Luis Castro Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Luis Joel Castro Rivera
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33) Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Country	Puerto Rico
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Coached by	Gaspar Epro, † Wolfgang Ritzdorf, Carlos Acosta
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	High jump: 2.30 m NR High jump (indoor): 2.26 m NR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Puerto Rico Pan American Games 2023 Santiago High jump Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 El Salvador High jump Ibero-American Championships 2014 Sao Paolo High jump NACAC U23 Championships 2012 Irapuato High jump

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 13^{th [1]} and in the final of the 2019 World Championships reaching the 12^th 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).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Puerto Rico
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	2nd	2.21 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	11th	2.15 m
2014	Ibero-American Championships	Sao Paolo, Brazil	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	1st	2.25 m
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	25th (q)	2.22 m
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	2nd	2.24 m

References

External links

• Luis Castro at World Athletics
• Luis Castro on X

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