Pablo Torrijos Navarro (born 12 May 1992) is a Spanish

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athlete who competes in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

. He is the Spanish record holder with his best of . He was the silver medallist at the

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Career

Born in

Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana (officially in ca-valencia, Castelló de la Plana), or simply Castellón ( ca-valencia, Castelló, link=no) is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east ...

, he became involved with

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as a youth and joined a local club, Playas de Castellon. He was the Spanish indoor youth champion in the triple jump in 2008 and went on to make his debut at the

2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics is the sixth edition of the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics. They were held at Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena in Bressanone, Italy from 8–12 July 2009. Athletes had to be aged 16 or 1 ...

, but was eliminated in the qualifiers of both his speciality and the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

as well.Biografias de Atletas: Pablo Torrijos
RFEA. Retrieved on 7 March 2015. He also competed at the

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...

that year, placing seventh in his qualifying group in the long jump. He placed eighth at the 2010 Gymnasiade, then came sixth at the

2011 European Athletics Junior Championships The 21st European Athletics Junior Championships were held between 21 and 24 July 2011 in the Kadriorg Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Russia topped the medal table with 18 medals overall, including 8 golds, ahead of Germany and Great Britain. Men's ...

after winning his first Spanish junior title. He established himself nationally in 2013 by winning the triple jump title at the

Spanish Athletics Championships The Spanish Athletics Championships ( es, Campeonato de España de atletismo) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), which serves as the Spanish national championship for the spo ...

. He was the Spanish under-23 champion indoors and out that year and also placed eighth at the

2013 European Athletics U23 Championships The 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships was the 9th edition of the biennial athletics competition between European athletes under the age of twenty-three. It was held in Tampere, Finland from 10 to 14 July. Russia topped the medal table with ...

. Torrijos began to reach an international standard in 2014. He was sixth at the

2014 European Team Championships Super League These are the complete results of the 2014 European Team Championships Super League on 21 and 22 June 2014 in Braunschweig, Germany. As with the previous championships there were a couple of rules applying specifically to this competition, such as t ...

and was a finalist at the

2014 European Athletics Championships The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954. Great Britain headed the medal table, w ...

, coming eighth. He was the Spanish champion indoors and outdoors, and a new personal best of was a record for a Spanish under-23 athlete. He cleared seventeen metres for the first time in February 2015 and this mark of , set at the Spanish Indoor Championships, proved to be the best ever by a Spaniard in any conditions.

Personal bests

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

outdoor – (2020) *Triple jump indoor – (2020) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

outdoor – (2012) *

indoor – (2011) *Information from World Athletics athlete profile.

International competitions

¹No mark in the final

National titles

**Triple jump: 2013, 2014 *

Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships The Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships ( es, Campeonato de España de Atletismo en pista cubierta) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), which serves as the Spanish national ...

**Triple jump: 2014, 2015

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Torrijos, Pablo 1992 births Living people Spanish male triple jumpers Spanish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Spain Olympic male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Sportspeople from Castellón de la Plana European Games competitors for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games