Héctor Santos (long jumper)

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Héctor Santos Llorente (born 6 January 1998) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. Earlier that year he won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[3]

Héctor Santos
Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full nameHéctor Santos Llorente
Born (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)
Madrid, Spain[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubFC Barcelona
Coached byIván Pedroso

His personal bests in the event are 8.19 metres outdoors (-0.1 m/s, Gävle 2019) and 7.93 metres indoors (Antequera 2019).

He lives in Guadalajara where he trains in the group of former jumper Iván Pedroso.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   Spain
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 10th 7.11 m (w)
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th (q) 6.83 m
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd 7.96 m
2018 Mediterranean U23 Championships Jesolo, Italy 4th 7.77 m
Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 10th 7.48 m
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 2nd 8.19 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (q) 7.69 m
2022 Ibero-American Championships La Nucía, Spain 3rd 7.97 m
World Championships Eugene, United States NM
European Championships Munich, Germany 7th 7.82 m
2023 European Games Chorzów, Poland 8th 7.77 m

References

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  1. ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. ^ Héctor Santos at World Athletics  
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.