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Juan Miguel Echevarría
CubaActive- Born
- Aug 11, 1998 (28 years old)
- Birthplace
- Camagüey, Cuba
- Events
- Long Jump
Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump. 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. His personal bests in the event are 8.68 m outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of +1.7 m/s and 8.46 m indoors in Birmingham in 2018.
He jumped 8.92 m in Havana on 10 March 2019, aided by a +3.3 m/s wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of 8.71 m. 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. At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.
As of Nov 7, 2026: Long Jump 8.68 (#11 all-time), 2026 season best 8.27 (Jul 1, 2026, Helmántico, Salamanca (ESP)) · Last competition: GP Diputacion Castellon - Memorial Jose Antonio Cansino, Jul 1, 2026, 8.27 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 bronze · 28 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LJ | 8.27 | +1.6 | Jul 1, 2026 | GP Diputacion Castellon - Memorial Jose Antonio Cansino |
| 2025 | LJ | 8.24 | +0.6 | May 30, 2025 | GP Diputacion Castellon - Memorial Jose Antonio Cansino, Pistes d'atletisme Gaetà Huguet, Castellón |
| 2021 | LJ | 8.50 | +0.2 | Jul 31, 2021 | The XXXII Olympic Games |
| 2020 | LJ | 8.25 | -0.7 | Mar 21, 2020 | – |
| 2020 | LJ Indoor | 8.41 | – | Feb 21, 2020 | Villa de Madrid, Gallur, Madrid (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour |
| 2019 | LJ | 8.65 | -0.5 | Aug 29, 2019 | Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline |
| 2018 | LJ | 8.68 | +1.7 | Jun 30, 2018 | Bad Langensalza (GER) |
| 2017 | LJ | 8.28 | +0.8 | Jul 14, 2017 | Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) |