Juan Carlos Nájera

Personal information
Born	(1981-02-13) February 13, 1981
Sport
Country	Guatemala
Event	Triple jump
Updated on 29 July 2014.

Juan Carlos Nájera (13 February 1981) is a triple jumper and coach born in the Guatemalan department of Zacapa. He began his career in 1992 when his older brother took him to compete in a 100m race, motivating him to continue in athletics. He studied at the Institute of Business Administration in Zacapa and the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, where he earned a BA in Biology.

Personal bests

• Long jump: 7.16 m – Guatemala City, 7 Jul 2007
• Triple jump: 15.78 m – Guatemala City, 6 Jul 2007

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Guatemala
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	9th	Triple jump	13.60
2002	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	Long jump	6.57
			3rd	Triple jump	14.42
			2nd	4x100m relay	42.83
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	—	Triple jump	NM
2003	Central American Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	3rd	Triple jump	14.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2004	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Triple jump	15.15
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	4th	Long jump	6.61
			2nd	Triple jump	14.78 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
			3rd	4x100m relay	42.40
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	9th	Triple jump	13.92 w
2006	Central American Games	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	Triple jump	15.37
	Ibero-American Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	7th	Triple jump	14.57
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	12th	Triple jump	14.44 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2007	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Triple jump	15.49 (wind: +1.9 m/s)
			4th	4x100m relay	42.52
	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	10th	Long jump	6.75 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			4th	Triple jump	15.58 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	36th (q)	Long jump	6.64
			12th	Triple jump	15.42 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	4th	Triple jump	14.95 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
	Central American Championships	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	2nd	Long jump	6.99 (NWI)
			1st	Triple jump	15.45 (NWI)
			2nd	4x100m relay	42.30
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	7th	Triple jump	15.24 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2009	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	4th	Long jump	6.99 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	15.32 (NWI)
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	26th (q)	Triple jump	14.94 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	12th	Triple jump	14.90 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	6th	Long jump	6.97 w (wind: +3.2 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	15.06 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
2012	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	5th	Long jump	6.36
			3rd	Triple jump	14.50

Further results as an athlete

2007

• 1st place. University of Miami Open, USA: 15.35m
• 1st place. 1st Central America, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico Athletic Meet, Guatemala city, Guatemala: 15.78m

External links

• "Los últimos records en ser superados". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
• http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/guatemala/juan-c-najera-225702