Jorge Maradiaga

Jorge Alberto Flores Maradiaga, also known as Jorge Flores, is a Honduran decathlete and pole vaulter. He won gold medals at the Central [American Championships in Athletics|Central American Championships] and Athletics at the [Central American Games|Central American Games], and competed in the Athletics at the [1992 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|men's decathlon] at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was called in Spanish one of the renowned athletes of Honduras.

Career

At the Central American Championships in Athletics">Central American Championships in Athletics">Central American Championships in Athletics, Flores won the decathlon with 5663 points. He also won a silver medal in the individual pole vault.
Flores was selected to represent Honduras at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the decathlon as their sole competitor. On the first day of competition, he completed the 100 m in 11.75, long jump in 6.18 m, shot put in 9.54 m, high jump in 1.70 m, and 400 m in 54.81 seconds. On the final day, he finished the 110 m hurdles in 16.20 s, discus throw with 30.26 m, pole vault with 4.00 m, javelin throw in 42.46 m, and 1500 m in 5:04.10 minutes. His final score of 5746 points placed him 28th.
Flores set his decathlon then-personal best of 5856 points in 1994. He also performed a 5873-point decathlon at the 1994 Central American Games to win the gold medal, alongside another silver medal in the pole vault.
Flores competed in the pole vault at the 1997 Central American Games held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He won the bronze medal, jumping 4.00 metres.

Flores' brother is Francisco Flores, who competed at the 1993 [World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres|1993 World Athletics Championships] and also won international medals in other competitions representing Honduras.
After his professional career, Flores became a masters athlete. He competed at the 2016 Honduran Masters Athletics Championships and qualified for that year's Central American Masters Athletics Championships in San Salvador, where he competed in the 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles along with his brother.