Alberto Álvarez
Alberto Álvarez Muñoz is a Mexican athlete, who competes primarily in the triple jump. In 2016 he became the first Mexican triple jumper to compete at the Olympic Games.
Biography
He is a member of the Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León club.He won two medals, one gold and one silver, beating his personal bests at the 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships. His triple jump record is 16.63 m, achieved in Monterrey in 2014. He raised his record to 16.99 m, with a wind just under the authorized limit in Norwalk on April 16, 2016.
He placed 9th in the final of the Rio Olympics with 16.56 m.