Héctor Santos Llorente (born 6 January 1998) is a Spanish athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without qualifying for the final. Earlier that year he won a silver medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.[3]
 Santos in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Héctor Santos Llorente |
| Born | 6 January 1998 Madrid, Spain[1] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Club | FC Barcelona |
| Coached by | Iván Pedroso |
His personal bests in the event are 8.19 metres outdoors (-0.1 m/s, Gävle 2019) and 7.93 metres indoors (Antequera 2019).
He lives in Guadalajara where he trains in the group of former jumper Iván Pedroso.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain
| |||||
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 10th | 7.11 m (w) | |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 29th (q) | 6.83 m | |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 3rd | 7.96 m | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Jesolo, Italy | 4th | 7.77 m | |
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 10th | 7.48 m | ||
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 2nd | 8.19 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (q) | 7.69 m | ||
| 2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 3rd | 7.97 m | |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | NM | ||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 7th | 7.82 m | ||
| 2023 | European Games | Chorzów, Poland | 8th | 7.77 m | |
References edit
- ^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Héctor Santos at World Athletics
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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