Luis Castro (athlete)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Luis Joel Castro Rivera (born January 29, 1991) is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete who specializes in high jump. A graduate of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, he made his debut at the 2011 Grand Prix Ximena Restrepo in Medellín, Colombia, where he placed 3rd.^[2] He also participated in the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 13th^[3] 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.

Luis Castro

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Personal information
Full name	Luis Joel Castro Rivera
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Born	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 34) 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 NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport High Jump 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

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). On 7 Aug 2024, Castro Rivera competed in the Men's High Jump Qualification at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he finished in 15th place.

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
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	15th (q)	2.20 m
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	9th	2.14 m