Santiago Ford

Santiago Aldofo Ford is a Chilean decathlete. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Early and personal life

Ford was born in Cuba in 1997, and moved to Chile in 2018 by unofficial means. He obtained Chilean citizenship on January 9, 2023. He based himself in La Granja, Chile.

Career

Competing for Cuba, he was fourth in 2016 in the decathlon at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
After moving from Cuba to Chile, he won the Chilean national title in the triple jump in 2021. At the 2023 South American Athletics Championship held in São Paulo, he won the silver in the decathlon event, with a new personal best score. He was a gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games.