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Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales (born 13 February 1991) is a Mexican athlete who specialize in the
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. He represented his country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the
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and 2013 World Championships without qualifying to the final. He finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed in the World University Games Shenzhen 2011 and Kazan 2013, among other important meets representing his country (CAC Games 2014, PanAm Games 2011 and 2015, World Youth (2007) and World Junior (2008 and 2010) Championships. He studied at the
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/ref> His older brother, Luis Rivera, is a world-class long jumper.


Personal bests

He has personal bests of 2.31 metres outdoors (2021) and 2.30 metres indoors (2016). Both are the current
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1991 births Living people Mexican male high jumpers Sportspeople from Sonora People from Agua Prieta Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Mexico Olympic athletes for Mexico Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub