Pedro Pablo Pichardo Peralta (Spanish pronunciation: [piˈtʃaɾðo], Portuguese pronunciation: [pi'ʃaɾdu]; born 30 June 1993) is a Cuban-born Portuguese triple jumper who holds the current Olympic, World, and European titles. He won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a Portuguese national record of 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in).

Pedro Pichardo

Pichardo competing at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (May 2015)
Personal information
Full name	Pedro Pablo Peralta Pichardo
Nickname(s)	4P
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 (age 29)[1] Santiago de Cuba, Cuba[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Portugal
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump
Club	Benfica
Coached by	Jorge Pichardo (his father)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	with 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) NR
Personal best(s)	Triple jump (outdoor): 18.08 m (59 ft 3+3⁄4 in) NR 17.98 m (58 ft 11+3⁄4 in) NR Triple jump (indoor): 17.46 m (57 ft 3+1⁄4 in) NIR
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Portugal Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Triple jump World Championships 2022 Eugene Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade Triple jump European Championships 2022 Munich Triple jump European Indoor Championships 2021 Toruń Triple jump Diamond League Winner 2018 Triple jump Winner 2021 Triple jump European Team Championships 2021 Chorzów (SL) Triple jump 2019 Sandnes (FL) Triple jump Representing  Cuba World Championships 2013 Moscow Triple jump 2015 Beijing Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot Triple jump Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Triple jump World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona Triple jump CAC Junior Championships 2012 San Salvador Triple jump

Pichardo was the 2012 World Junior Champion and the 2013 World Championship silver medalist. His 17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in) in early 2014 was the best triple jump of the year. In 2015, his 17.94 m (58 ft 10+1⁄4 in) made him the #6 performer ever. A week later he improved to 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in), making him the #3 performer ever and the best performance the world has seen since 1996 (when Pichardo was only 3 years old).[2] At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.

Career

On 15 May 2015, Pichardo jumped 18.06 m (59 ft 3 in) (0.9 m/s) at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix. His performance made him the number 3 performer ever at the time. With Christian Taylor also jumping 18.04 m (59 ft 2 in) minutes later, this was the first competition in history to have two men jump over 18 m, being called "the greatest triple jump competition ever."[3] Pichardo's 18.06 m also improved his own Cuban national record of 17.94 m (58 ft 10+1⁄4 in) set one week earlier in Havana. That mark erased Yoelbi Quesada's nearly 18-year-old record, and put Pichardo in position #6 of the all-time top ten performers.[4] Back in 2013, Pichardo had won Athletissima with a mark of 17.58 m.[5]

On 28 May 2015, Pichardo jumped 18.08 m (59 ft 3+3⁄4 in) (0.0 m/s) at the Copa Cuba-Memorial Barrientos meet in Havana, improving his own Cuban national record set two weeks earlier by 2 cm.[6]

In April 2017, Pichardo disappeared from the Cuban national team's meeting in Stuttgart, Germany, appearing in Portugal days later.[7] After signing a contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica on 27 April,[8] he gained Portuguese citizenship on 7 December[9] and was eligible to compete for Portugal on international stage since August 2019.[10] Therefore, the first major competition in which Pichardo represented the Portuguese colours was the 2019 World Championships, finishing fourth in the final.[10]

Pichardo established Portugal's triple jump record at 17.95 m during the 2018 IAAF Diamond League on 4 May 2018, winning a gold medal.[11] He also won gold medals at the 2019 IAAF Diamond League, with a personal season best of 17.53 m,[12] and at the 2020 IAAF Diamond League, with a mark of 17.40 m.

Representing Portugal, Pichardo won the gold medal at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships on 7 March 2021.[13] On 6 July, Pichardo jumped 17.92 m (+0.4) at the Gyulai István Memorial, beating Hugues Fabrice Zango.

On 5 August 2021, Pichardo competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan representing Portugal. He won the gold medal in the triple jump event and the country's fifth ever gold medal.[14]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
Representing  Cuba
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona	1st	Triple jump	16.79 m	WJL
2013	World Championships	Moscow	2nd	Triple jump	17.68 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot	2nd	Triple jump	17.24 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto	1st	Triple jump	17.54 m
	World Championships	Beijing	2nd	Triple jump	17.73 m
Representing  Portugal
2019	World Championships	Doha	4th	Triple jump	17.62 m
2021	European Indoor Championships	Torun	1st	Triple jump	17.30 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo	1st	Triple jump	17.98 m	NR
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade	2nd	Triple jump	17.46 m	NIR
	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Triple jump	17.95 m
	European Championships	Munich	1st	Triple jump	17.50 m

Personal bests

• All information taken from IAAF Profile.

Personal life

Pichardo is married to Arialis Gandulla, with whom he has a daughter, Rosalis Maria. His father, Jorge Pichardo, is his coach.[15][16]

See also

• Portugal at the Olympics

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pedro Pablo Pichardo.

• Pedro Pichardo at World Athletics
• Pedro P. Pichardo at the International Olympic Committee
• Outras Histórias. Salto para a vitória [Other Stories. Jump to victory] - RTP (in Portuguese)

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