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Jordan Díaz
	Díaz at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún
Nationality	Cuban; Spanish (since 2022);
Born	23 February 2001 (age 23); Havana, Cuba
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Cuba (until 2022); Spain (from 2024);
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple jump
Team	FC Barcelona Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	18.18 m NR (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Spain
Olympic Games
European Championships
Representing Cuba
Pan American Games
NACAC Championships
World U20 Championships
Youth Olympic Games
World U18 Championships
Central American and Caribbean Games
	Updated on 11 June 2024

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Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún (born 23 February 2001) is a Cuban-born Spanish triple jumper. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he won a gold medal with a jump of 17.86 m.

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Youth Championships, the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2018 NACAC Championships, the silver medal at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.^[2]

His personal best jump is 18.18 metres, achieved in June 2024.^[2] At the 2017 World Youth Championships he jumped 17.30 metres, a new championship record and world under-18 best mark, improving it further in 2018.

On 28 June 2021, he defected from the Cuban delegation sent to a preparatory competition in Castellón, Spain.^[3] He thus missed the Tokyo Olympics.^[4] He began to train under Iván Pedroso in Guadalajara.^[3] Shortly after acquiring Spanish citizenship in 2022, Díaz beat the country's triple jump record.^[5]

World Athletics declared Díaz eligible to represent Spain starting on 7 June 2024,^[6] just in time to compete in the 2024 European Athletics Championships, where he won gold with a best jump of 18.18 m which put him third in the world all-time list.^[7]

References

^ "DIAZ FORTUN Jordan Alejandro". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Jordan Alejandro DÍAZ FORTUN". worldathletics.org.
^ ^a ^b "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 2 February 2022 – via El Español.
^ Pacheco, Jorge (3 February 2022). "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado". El Español.
^ Arribas, Carlos (20 February 2022). "El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto". El País.
^ "Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2024" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 April 2024.
^ "Diaz Fortun unleashes massive gold medal winning triple jump to go third on world all-time list". European Athletics. 11 June 2024.

External links

Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortun at World Athletics
Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun at Olympics.com
Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Jordan Alejandro Díaz at RFEA (in Spanish)
Jordan Díaz at Olympedia (archive)

[1] "DIAZ FORTUN Jordan Alejandro". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[bio-2] "Jordan Alejandro DÍAZ FORTUN". worldathletics.org.

[edclm-3] "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español". El Digital Castilla-La Mancha. 2 February 2022 – via El Español.

[4] Pacheco, Jorge (3 February 2022). "Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado". El Español.

[5] Arribas, Carlos (20 February 2022). "El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto". El País.

[6] "Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2024" (PDF). World Athletics. 5 April 2024.

[7] "Diaz Fortun unleashes massive gold medal winning triple jump to go third on world all-time list". European Athletics. 11 June 2024.

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-'''Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún''' (born 23 February 2001) is a [[triple jumper]]. Born in Cuba, he represents Spain internationally and competed for his country of birth in the past. At the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris, France|Paris]], he won a [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|gold medal]] with a jump of 17.86 m.
+'''Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortún''' (born 23 February 2001) is a Cuban-born Spanish [[triple jumper]]. At the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris, France|Paris]], he won a [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|gold medal]] with a jump of 17.86 m.
 ==Career==
-He won the gold medal at the [[2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' triple jump|2017 World Youth Championships]], the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's triple jump|2018 World U20 Championships]], the [[2018 NACAC Championships]], the silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|2018 Central American and Caribbean Games]] and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics||name=Jordan Alejandro Díaz}}</ref>
+He won the gold medal at the [[2017 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' triple jump|2017 World Youth Championships]], the [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's triple jump|2018 World U20 Championships]], the [[2018 NACAC Championships]], the silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games|2018 Central American and Caribbean Games]] and won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/spain/jordan-alejandro-diaz-fortun-14709120 |title=Jordan Alejandro DÍAZ FORTUN |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
 His personal best jump is 18.18 metres, achieved in June 2024.<ref name=bio/> At the 2017 World Youth Championships he jumped 17.30 metres, a new championship record and [[List of world under-18 bests in athletics|world under-18 best mark]], improving it further in 2018.
-On 28 June 2021, he [[Defection|defected]] from the Cuban delegation sent to a preparatory competition in [[Castellón de la Plana|Castellón]], Spain.<ref name="edclm">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/eldigitalcastillalamancha/deportes/otros-deportes/20220202/jordan-diaz-promesa-mundial-afincada-guadalajara-espanol/647185526_0.html|website=El Digital Castilla-La Mancha|via=[[El Español]]|title=Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español|date=2 February 2022 }}</ref> He thus missed the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/otros-deportes/20220203/jordan-diaz-atletismo-escondio-zaragoza-espana-nacionalizado/647185486_0.html|website=[[El Español]]|title=Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado|date=3 February 2022|first=Jorge|last=Pacheco}}</ref> He began to train under [[Iván Pedroso]] in [[Guadalajara, Spain|Guadalajara]].<ref name="edclm" /> Shortly after acquiring Spanish citizenship in 2022, Díaz beat the country's triple jump record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2022-02-20/el-recien-nacionalizado-jordan-diaz-bate-el-record-de-espana-de-triple-salto.html|website=[[El País]]|title=El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto|date=20 February 2022|first=Carlos|last=Arribas}}</ref>
+On 28 June 2021, he [[Defection|defected]] from the Cuban delegation sent to a preparatory competition in [[Castellón de la Plana|Castellón]], Spain.<ref name="edclm">{{Cite web |url=https://www.elespanol.com/eldigitalcastillalamancha/deportes/otros-deportes/20220202/jordan-diaz-promesa-mundial-afincada-guadalajara-espanol/647185526_0.html |website=El Digital Castilla-La Mancha |via=[[El Español]] |title=Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa mundial afincada en Guadalajara, ya es español |date=2 February 2022}}</ref> He thus missed the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elespanol.com/deportes/otros-deportes/20220203/jordan-diaz-atletismo-escondio-zaragoza-espana-nacionalizado/647185486_0.html |website=[[El Español]] |title=Jordan Díaz, la gran promesa del atletismo que se escondió en Zaragoza y España ha nacionalizado |date=3 February 2022 |first=Jorge |last=Pacheco}}</ref> He began to train under [[Iván Pedroso]] in [[Guadalajara, Spain|Guadalajara]].<ref name="edclm" /> Shortly after acquiring Spanish citizenship in 2022, Díaz beat the country's triple jump record.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2022-02-20/el-recien-nacionalizado-jordan-diaz-bate-el-record-de-espana-de-triple-salto.html |website=[[El País]] |title=El atleta recién nacionalizado Jordan Díaz bate el récord de España de triple salto |date=20 February 2022 |first=Carlos |last=Arribas}}</ref>
 [[World Athletics]] declared Díaz eligible to represent Spain starting on 7 June 2024,<ref>{{cite web |title=Eligibility & Transfers of Allegiance - 2024 |url=https://worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=f2c7457b-4fa3-4d38-b931-a0404de6c200.pdf&urlslug=Transfers%20of%20allegiance%20%E2%80%93%20decisions%20of%20the%20World%20Athletics%20Nationality%20Review%20Panel%20as%20at%2010%20May%202024 |website=[[World Athletics]] |format=PDF |date=5 April 2024}}</ref> just in time to compete in the [[2024 European Athletics Championships]], where he won gold with a best jump of 18.18 m which put him third in the world all-time list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diaz Fortun unleashes massive gold medal winning triple jump to go third on world all-time list |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/diaz-fortun-unleashes-massive-gold-medal-winning-triple-jump-to-go-third-on-world-all-time-list |work=[[European Athletics]] |date=11 June 2024}}</ref>
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 ==External links==
+* {{World Athletics|spain/jordan-alejandro-diaz-fortun-14709120|Jordan Alejandro Díaz Fortun}}
-* {{sports links}}
+* {{Olympics.com profile|jordan-alejandro-diaz-fortun|Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun}}
+* [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/jordan-alejandro-diaz-fortun_1904099 Jordan Alejandro Diaz Fortun] at the [[Paris 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+* [https://www.rfeacontent.es/biografias/hombres/diazjordan.pdf Jordan Alejandro Díaz] at [[RFEA]] {{in lang|es}}
+* {{Olympedia|name=Jordan Díaz}}
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+[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic athletes for Spain]]
+[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Spain]]
+[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
+[[Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen]]