Andy Díaz
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| Full name | Andy Díaz Hernández | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1995 Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Fabrizio Donato[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 17.75 m (2023)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andy Díaz (born 25 December 1995) is a Cuban-born Italian athlete specialising in the triple jump.[2] He represented Cuba at the 2017 World Championships, finishing seventh in the final. He traveled to the 2020 Summer Olympics but did not compete due to injury. He later defected to Italy.[3]
Career
[edit]His personal bests in the event are 17.75 metres outdoors (+0.9 m/s, Florence 2023) and 17.61 metres indoors (Torun 2024). He also has a best of 7.40 metres (+0.4 m/s) in the long jump from 2017.[4]
Díaz became Italian citizen on 23 February 2023.[5]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Cuba
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| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | Triple jump | 16.43 m (w) |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 5th | Triple jump | 16.03 m (w) |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | Triple jump | 17.13 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 15th | Triple jump | 15.37 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.83 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 24th (q) | Triple jump | 16.41 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | DNS | Triple jump | DNS |
Representing  Italy
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| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.64 m |
Circuit wins and titles
[edit]Diamond League champion: 2022[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Diamond League: Vallortigara quinta in finale". fidal.it (in Italian). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Andy Díaz at World Athletics
- ^ "Andy Díaz Hernández: From Cuba to Italy, Achieving Triple Jump Success". www.ilmessaggero.it. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Andy Diaz azzurro, cittadinanza italiana al campione del salto triplo - Altri Sport - Ansa.it". 23 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Andy Díaz at World Athletics
- Andy Díaz at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Andy Díaz at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Cuban male triple jumpers
- Italian male triple jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Diamond League winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century Cuban people
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen