Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales (born 13 February 1991) is a Mexican athlete who specialize in the high jump. He represented his country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships without qualifying to the final. He finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed in the World University Games Shenzhen 2011 and Kazan 2013, among other important meets representing his country (CAC Games 2014, PanAm Games 2011 and 2015, World Youth (2007) and World Junior (2008 and 2010) Championships.
He studied at the University of Arizona.Arizona Wildcats bio His older brother, Luis Rivera, is a world-class long jumper.
Personal bests He has personal bests of 2.31 metres outdoors (2021) and 2.30 metres indoors (2016). Both are the current national records. Event Result Venue DateOutdoor High jump 2.31 m Šamorín, Slovakia 2 June 2021Indoor High jump 2.30 m Brno, Czech Republic 9 February 2016
Competition record Representing 2005International Children's Games (U16)Coventry, United Kingdom1st1.92 m2006Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2nd1.99 mInternational Children's Games (U16)Bangkok, Thailand1st2.06 m2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic5th2.14 m2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland10th2.08 m2009Pan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2nd2.10 m2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada6th2.17 m2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China14th (q)2.15 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea26th (q)2.21 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico8th2.18 m2012NACAC U23 ChampionshipsIrapuato, Mexico1st2.23 m2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia10th2.15 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia22nd (q)2.22 m2014Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil1st2.28 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico3rd2.23m ACentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico4th2.21 m A2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada7th2.20 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil35th (q)2.17 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4th2.29 m2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia8th2.16 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada6th2.22 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru9th2.15 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan19th (q)2.21 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7th2.24 mIbero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain1st2.26 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th2.19 m2023Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador4th2.22 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (q)2.25 mPan American GamesSantiago, Chile4th2.21 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8th2.20 mIbero-American ChampionshipsCuiabá, Brazil1st2.20 mOlympic GamesParis, France15th (q)2.20 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan14th (q)2.21 m
References
External links
Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales at Mexicanos en París