Juan Miguel Echevarría

Juan Miguel Echevarría
	Juan Miguel Echevarría in 2017
Personal information
Born	11 August 1998 (age 26); Camagüey, Cuba
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Cuba
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
Pan American Games
Pan American Junior Championships

Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump.^[2] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, narrowly missing the final. He later won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a mark of 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in).

His personal bests in the event are 8.68 m (28 ft 5+1⁄2 in) outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of +1.7 m/s (3.8 mph) and 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) indoors in Birmingham in 2018. He jumped 8.92 m (29 ft 3 in) in Havana on 10 March 2019, aided by a +3.3 m/s (7.4 mph) wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of 8.71 m (28 ft 6+3⁄4 in). While this jump was not eligible for the Cuban record due to the excessive wind assistance, it was notable for being the longest jump in competition under any conditions for nearly 24 years, and the fourth longest jump under any conditions ever.^[3]

At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th	Long jump	7.69 m
2015	Pan American Junior Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	Long jump	7.76 m
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Long jump	7.78 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (q)	Long jump	7.86 m
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	Long jump	8.46 m
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	Long jump	8.27 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Long jump	8.34 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Long jump	8.41 m