Iván Pedroso
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Iván Lázaro•Pedroso Soler |
| Used name | Iván•Pedroso |
| Nick/petnames | El saltamontes / Ivan el Terrible |
| Born | 17 December 1972 in Habana del Este, Ciudad de La Habana (CUB) |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 66 kg |
| Affiliations | adidas, Herzogenaurach (GER) |
| NOC |  Cuba |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
A four-time Olympian, Ivan Pedroso was the world’s leading long jumper in the post-Carl Lewis era. Pedroso won 14 international gold medals, including four consecutive victories at the World Championships, in 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001. He also won five consecutive titles at the World Indoor Championships, from 1993-2001. Pedroso was ranked in the world top 10 11 times by Track & Field News, including ranking #1 six times – in 1995 and 1997-2001. His other international titles were the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, the Pan American Games in 1995, 1999, and 2003, and the 1997 Universide.
Pedroso’s best legal mark was 8.71, done in 1995. Also that year, however, at Sestriere, Italy, Pedroso jumped 8.96 metres (29-4¾), which seemed to have broken Mike Powell’s world record. The officials ruled that the wind gauge was obstructed while he was jumping, however, so the mark was never ratified as a record.
Personal Best: LJ – 8.71 (1995).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Iván Pedroso | |||
| Long Jump, Men (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Iván Pedroso | |||
| Long Jump, Men (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Iván Pedroso | |||
| Long Jump, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Iván Pedroso | |||
| Long Jump, Men (Olympic) | 7 |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | CUB |
Iván Pedroso |
Olympic family relations
- Cousin of Aliuska López
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–0–1 1991 La Habana ATH bronze: long jump; 1995 Mar del Plata ATH gold: long jump; 1999 Winnipeg ATH gold: long jump; 2003 Santo Domingo gold: long jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1997 Catania ATH gold: long jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (4–0–0 1995 Göteborg gold: long jump; 1997 Athens gold: long jump; 1999 Sevilla gold: long jump; 2001 Edmonton gold: long jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (5–0–0 1993 Toronto gold: long jump; 1995 Barcelona gold: long jump; 1997 Paris gold: long jump; 1999 Maebashi gold: long jump; 2001 Lisboa gold: long jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (1–1–0 1998 Maracaibo ATH gold: long jump; 2006 Cartagena de Indias ATH silver: long jump)