RIVERA Edgar

Mexico

Athletics

Date of Birth: 13 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of residence : COLOGNE

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's High Jump

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - High Jump A	Men's High Jump Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	High Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (2.17)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2017	London, GBR	4th (2.29)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (2.22)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (2.21)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	High Jump
2019	Lima, PER	9th (2.15)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	High Jump
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	Finals (2.22)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	High Jump
2018	1 x 6th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
6	2018	High Jump	Doha, QAT	2.20

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2021	High Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Hengelo, NED	2.20

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
6	2017	High Jump	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	2.27

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Education:

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Wolfgang Ritzdorf [personal], GER, from 2015

Sporting relatives:

His brother Luis represented Mexico in the long jump at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and won bronze at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. His brother Adrian has represented Mexico in the long jump in junior competitions. His brother Jorge has competed in the decathlon at international level. (sonora.gob.mx, 01 Jun 2016; panelcontenido.fmaa.mx, 20 Sep 2014; sondeportes.com, 31 Jul 2013; Jorge Rivera's Facebook profile, 14 Jun 2014; iaaf.org, 22 Jun 2013)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (mexico.as.com, 22 Mar 2020)

Training:

He trains at the World High Jump Centre in Cologne, Germany. (elsoldehermosillo.com.mx, 03 Sep 2020)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (milenio.com, 02 Nov 2020)

General Interest

General
IAAF INTERNSHIP
He was the first Mexican to receive an International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] internship when he was accepted in 2014 to join the IAAF High Jump Training Centre in Cologne, Germany. He was evaluated by IAAF officials who determined he had the potential to reach 2.40m. (excelsior.com.mx, 07 Jan 2015)

OTHER STUDIES
He also has a masters degree in quality and productivity from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education [ITESM], in Monterrey, Mexico. (elporvenir.mx, 29 Feb 2016)

Milestones

He became the first Mexican high jumper to reach a world championships final when he achieved the feat at the 2017 edition in London, England. (ejecentral.com.mx, 11 Aug 2017; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Jan 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/edgar.rivera.1044

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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