Alberto Álvarez Muñoz (born 8 March 1991) is a Mexican athlete, who competes primarily in the

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. In 2016 he became the first

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triple jumper to compete at the Olympic Games.Alberto Álvarez
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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.

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* 1991 births Living people Mexican male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Mexico Olympic male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Mexico Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub