Luis Rivera (athlete)
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Born | (1987-06-21) June 21, 1987 (age 37) Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luis Alberto Rivera Morales (born 21 June 1987) is a Mexican long jumper. He won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His personal best is 8.46 metres, achieved in July 2013.[2]
His brother, Edgar Rivera, competes in the high jump.
Early life
A native of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Rivera was oldest of four children born to Luis Rivera Pompa and Alejandra Morales.[3] His father had excelled in athletics while his maternal grandfather, León Morales Amézquita, was a marathon runner and played professional football for Unión de Curtidores.[3]
Rivera played football before he began practicing the long jump at the age of 17.[3][4]
He attended Central Arizona College, where he learned English. He won the junior college national championship in both the triple jump and the long jump.[5] After finishing his General Studies degree, he transferred to the University of Arizona, where he was named all-American in long jump. He also won the indoor and outdoor conference titles in both the long jump and triple jump.[5]
Career
In 2013, Rivera competed at the Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia, where he jumped 8.46 meters to take the gold medal in a head-to-head battle with Russian national favorite Aleksandr Menkov, who finished 4 cm behind. Rivera's winning jump became the Mexican national record, and the University Games record.
Just over a month later, at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia, Menkov was again in the competition. This time Menkov took the gold with the Russian National record of 8.56 m while Rivera took the bronze medal with a jump of 8.27 m.
Rivera was given the National Sports Award [es] in 2013 for his performances.[6]
Personal life
Rivera earned his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Arizona before earning his master's degree in electrical engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM).[3] He subsequently earnned his PhD in industrial engineering from ITESM.[6]
His brother, Edgar Rivera, competes in the high jump. Two other brothers, Adrián and Jorge, also compete in athletics.[7] A documentary about the Rivera quartet, called El gran salto, was released in 2021.[7]
In May 2021, Rivera announced his candidacy for the municipal president of Agua Prieta, challenging incumbent Jesús Alfonso Montaño Durazo, cousin of Governor Alfonso Durazo.[6]
Teaching Careerer
After earning his PhD, Rivera soon began to teach pre-calculus, AP and standard geometry at Douglas High School in Douglas, Arizona, a town closely linked as the sister city of Agua Prieta, Sonora.[8]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/RiveraChess.jpg/220px-RiveraChess.jpg)
"I don't have this class, i'm just here because my boyfriend is" - Girlfriend of a student of Rivera
"O te toca un profe que sabe enseñar o con el que sacas curas, y en la clase del Rivera las curas nunca faltaron." - Former student of Rivera
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.56 m |
2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 6th | Long jump | 7.43 m |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 7.48 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 7th | Long jump | 7.43 m | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 8th | Long jump | 7.32 m |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 28th (q) | Long jump | 7.23 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (q) | Long jump | 7.42 m |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 1st | Long jump | 8.46 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | Long jump | 8.27 m | |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 7th | Long jump | 7.93 m |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 1st | Long jump | 8.24 m | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 9th | Long jump | 7.63 m (w) |
References
- ^ "Luis Rivera Profile". BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Info System: Schedule / Schedule by Date (Athletics, Friday 12 July 2013) / Official Results - Men's Long Jump Final". Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d Sánchez Reyes, Cristina (16 August 2013). "Los números son la vida para Luis Rivera". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Trujano, Saúl (20 August 2013). "Luis Rivera, el orgullo de Agua Prieta". Excélsior (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Luis Rivera-Morales Profile". Arizona Wildcats Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Moreno Valenzuela, Gerardo (21 May 2021). "Luis Rivera busca oxigenar el Gobierno de Agua Prieta". Primera Plana Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "El sueño olímpico de los hermanos Rivera llega a la pantalla grande". Imagen Poblana (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Douglas High School". www.douglasschools.org. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
External links
- Luis Rivera at World Athletics
- Luis Rivera at Olympedia
- Arizona Wildcats bio
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