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Luis Castro (athlete)

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Luis Castro Rivera
Personal information
Full nameLuis Joel Castro Rivera
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33)
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight161 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Country Puerto Rico
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Coached byGaspar 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
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago High jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 El Salvador High jump
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sao Paolo High jump
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 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 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.

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

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