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Top honours
2007 4th Pan American Games
2006 2nd Central American and Caribbean Games
2004 7th Olympic Games
2004 3rd Iberoamerican Championships
2004 8th World Indoor Championships
2003 1st Pan American Games
2002 2nd World Cup
2001 1st Goodwill Games
2001 1st World Championships
2001 1st World Indoor Championships
2000 1st Olympic Games
1999 1st Grand Prix Final
1999 1st World Championships
1999 1st Pan American Games
1999 1st World Indoor Championships
1998 1st World Cup
1998 1st Central American and Caribbean Games
1998 1st Goodwill Games
1997 1st IAAF Grand Prix Final
1997 1st World Championships
1997 1st World University Games
1997 1st Central American and Caribbean Championships
1997 1st World Indoor Championships
1996 12th Olympic Games
1995 1st IAAF Grand Prix Final
1995 1st World Championships
1995 1st Pan American Games
1995 1st World Indoor Championships
1993 1st World Indoor Championships
1992 1st World Cup
1992 4th Olympic Games
1992 1st Iberoamerican Championships
1991 3rd Pan American Games
1991 1st Pan American Junior Championships
1990 4th World Junior Championships
1990- 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Yearly Progression
1988-7.43, 1989-7.43, 1990-8.06, 1991-8.22, 1992-8.53/8.79w, 1993-8.49, 1994-8.26!/8.16, 1995-8.71/8.96aw, 1996-8.46!/8.32, 1997-8.63, 1998-8.54 , 1999-8.54, 2000-8.65, 2001-8.43!/8.40, 2002-8.30, 2003-8.31, 2004-8.23, 2005-8.22, 2006-8.15, 2007-8.15
Best jumps in each round
1- 8.68 Lisbon, 17.06.1995
2- 8.71 Salamanca, 18.07.1995
3- 8.60 Praga, 10.06.1997
4- 8.66 Linz, 22.08.1995
5- 8.55 Bad Cannstatt, 09.07.1995
6- 8.62 Maebashi, 07.03.1999
All his competitions over 8.50
8.71 Salamanca 18.07.1995
8.70 Göteborg 12.08.1995
8.68 Lisboa 17.06.1995
8.66 Linz 22.08.1995
8.65 Jena 03.06.2000
8.63 Padova 08.06.1997
8.60 Zürich 16.08.1995
8.60 Praha 10.06.1997
8.60 Padova 26.06.1999
8.59 Padova 16.07.1995
8.59 Tokyo 15.09.1995
8.59 Stockholm 07.07.1997
8.58 Monaco 25.07.1995
8.56 Lausanne 05.07.1995
8.56 Linz 09.07.1997
8.56 Sevilla 28.08.1999
8.55 Bad Cannstatt 09.07.1995
8.55 Sydney 28.09.2000
8.54 São Paulo 14.05.1995
8.54 Uniondale, NY 20.07.1998
8.53 Sevilla 17.07.1992
8.53 Fukuoka 13.09.1997