Juan Carlos Nájera
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Born | (1981-02-13) February 13, 1981 (age 43) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Event | Triple jump |
Updated on 29 July 2014 |
Juan Carlos Nájera (13 February 1981) is a triple jumper and coach born in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. He began his career in 1992 when his older brother took him to compete in a 100m race, motivating him to continue in athletics. He studied at the Institute of Business Administration in Zacapa and the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, where he earned a BA in Biology.
Personal bests
- Long jump: 7.16 m –
Guatemala City, 7 Jul 2007
- Triple jump: 15.78 m –
Guatemala City, 6 Jul 2007
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | |||||
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 9th | Triple jump | 13.60 |
2002 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | Long jump | 6.57 |
3rd | Triple jump | 14.42 | |||
2nd | 4x100m relay | 42.83 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | — | Triple jump | NM | |
2003 | Central American Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2004 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Triple jump | 15.15 |
2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 4th | Long jump | 6.61 |
2nd | Triple jump | 14.78 (wind: -2.2 m/s) | |||
3rd | 4x100m relay | 42.40 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th | Triple jump | 13.92 w | |
2006 | Central American Games | Managua, Nicaragua | 2nd | Triple jump | 15.37 |
Ibero-American Championships | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 7th | Triple jump | 14.57 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 12th | Triple jump | 14.44 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Triple jump | 15.49 (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
4th | 4x100m relay | 42.52 | |||
NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 10th | Long jump | 6.75 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
4th | Triple jump | 15.58 (wind: -1.1 m/s) | |||
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 36th (q) | Long jump | 6.64 | |
12th | Triple jump | 15.42 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |||
2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | 4th | Triple jump | 14.95 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
Central American Championships | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 2nd | Long jump | 6.99 (NWI) | |
1st | Triple jump | 15.45 (NWI) | |||
2nd | 4x100m relay | 42.30 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th | Triple jump | 15.24 (wind: -0.5 m/s) | |
2009 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 4th | Long jump | 6.99 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
2nd | Triple jump | 15.32 (NWI) | |||
Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 26th (q) | Triple jump | 14.94 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 12th | Triple jump | 14.90 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 6th | Long jump | 6.97 w (wind: +3.2 m/s) | |
2nd | Triple jump | 15.06 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |||
2012 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 5th | Long jump | 6.36 |
3rd | Triple jump | 14.50 |
Further results as an athlete
2007
- 1st place. University of Miami Open, USA: 15.35m
- 1st place. 1st Central America, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico Athletic Meet, Guatemala city, Guatemala: 15.78m
External links
- "Los últimos records en ser superados". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
- http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guatemala/juan-c-najera-225702
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