Alejandro Parada

Alejandro Parada
Personal information
Nationality	Cuban
Born	5 July 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 8.15m (La Habana, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Cuba
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
World U20 Championships

Alejandro Parada (born 5 July 2004) is a Cuban long jumper.^[1]

Career

He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.^[2]

He won long jump gold at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador June 2023.^[3] He dedicated the win to his compatriot and Olympic medalist Maykel Massó, who suffered an injury during the competition.^[4] In August 2023, he reached the final of the long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, where he placed tenth overall.^[5]^[6] He won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in October 2023.^[7]

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^ "On the fourth day of the World Championships, these are the Latin athletes who have won medals". World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "CAC Games". World Athletics. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ Montes de Oca, Beatriz (5 July 2023). "Expand information on injured Cuban athlete in Central American and Caribbean Games". Radiohc.cu. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "100m Sprints Steal the Spotlight: Gonzalez and García Grab Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Honors". Track Alerts. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ Portela Aportela, José Alberto (July 9, 2024). "CHAMPION in Spain: Cuban jumper Alejandro Parada WON in Malaga". Swingcompleto. Retrieved 10 July 2024.