Iván Pedroso
Medal record | ||
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Men’s Athletics | ||
Representing Cuba | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Long jump | |
World Championships | ||
1995 Gothenburg | Long jump | |
1997 Athens | Long jump | |
1999 Sevilla | Long jump | |
2001 Edmonton | Long jump | |
World Indoor Championships | ||
1993 Toronto | Long jump | |
1995 Barcelona | Long jump | |
1997 Paris | Long jump | |
1999 Maebashi | Long jump | |
2001 Lisbon | Long jump |
Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβam peˈðɾoso]; born December 17, 1972) is a retired Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the long jump,[1] and the current coach of Nelson Évora,[2] Yulimar Rojas,[3] Ana Peleteiro[4] and Jordan Díaz.
Career
Pedroso was born in Havana, Cuba. In July 1990, aged just 17, Pedroso jumped more than eight meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international competitions in the early nineties. He almost never finished in less than first place. When Powell and Lewis retired, Pedroso became a dominant athlete, winning numerous indoor and outdoor World Championships. In fact he won all major championships from 1997 to 2001, including an Olympic gold medal in Sydney.
At altitude in Sestriere in 1995, Iván Pedroso jumped 8.96 meters with a measured wind of +1.2. This would have been the world record, beating Mike Powell by one centimeter. However, the Italian Athletics Federation did not forward the result to the IAAF for ratification, since the wind mark was declared invalid, because a person stood in front of the anemometer, probably intercepting the correct wind measurement.[5]
Despite his great success in the World Championships, due to injuries, he did not make a great impact on the Olympic Games like former rival Carl Lewis. He did finish fourth at the age of 19 in Barcelona 1992, but in Atlanta 1996 he had injury troubles and could only finish 12th in the long jump final. In the 2000 Olympics (Sydney), Pedroso spectacularly won the gold medal with his last jump. In a tough contest at the 2004 Olympics, he finished 7th. Pedroso has not entered in any major championships since, although he still had several jumps over 8 metres.
On 26 September 2007, Pedroso announced his retirement.
His best jump was officially 8.71 meters, in Salamanca 1995.[6]
He is the coach of 2013 Triple Jump World Champion, Teddy Tamgho, 2020 Olympic Champion Yulimar Rojas and 2024 Olympic Champion Jordan Díaz. Pedroso is a cousin of the hurdler Aliuska López.
Achievements
References
- ^ Nápoles Cardoso, Eddy Luis (Feb 23, 2010), Latinoamerica También Tiene Medallas A La Sombra (in Spanish), Atletismo Peruano, retrieved Mar 25, 2012
- ^ "Atletismo: Nélson Évora treinado por Ivan Pedroso". www.maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Olympic silver medalist Yulimar Rojas signs with FC Barcelona athletics team". www.fcbarcelona.com.
- ^ "Ivan Pedroso: "Ana Peleteiro dará el salto que todo el mundo espera"". www.marca.com (in Spanish). 29 January 2018.
- ^ TRACK AND FIELD; Pedroso's World Mark In Long Jump in Doubt, New York Times, August 4, 1995
- ^ IAAF Athlete Biography - IAAF website, August 20, 2008
- ^ a b c Representing the Americas.
External links
- Iván Pedroso at World Athletics
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Men's long jump season's best 1995 1997 1999–2001 | Succeeded by |
Olympic Games | ||
Preceded by | Flagbearer for Cuba Athens 2004 | Succeeded by |
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- 1896: Ellery Harding Clark (USA)
- 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
- 1904: Myer Prinstein (USA)
- 1908: Frank Irons (USA)
- 1912: Albert Gutterson (USA)
- 1920: William Petersson (SWE)
- 1924: DeHart Hubbard (USA)
- 1928: Ed Hamm (USA)
- 1932: Ed Gordon (USA)
- 1936: Jesse Owens (USA)
- 1948: Willie Steele (USA)
- 1952: Jerome Biffle (USA)
- 1956: Greg Bell (USA)
- 1960: Ralph Boston (USA)
- 1964: Lynn Davies (GBR)
- 1968: Bob Beamon (USA)
- 1972: Randy Williams (USA)
- 1976: Arnie Robinson (USA)
- 1980: Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)
- 1984: Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1988: Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1992: Carl Lewis (USA)
- 1996: Carl Lewis (USA)
- 2000: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2004: Dwight Phillips (USA)
- 2008: Irving Saladino (PAN)
- 2012: Greg Rutherford (GBR)
- 2016: Jeff Henderson (USA)
- 2020: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)
- 2024: Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)