Víctor Rafael Moya Carvajal (born October 24, 1982, in Santiago de Cuba) is a

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er.

Career

Relatively young, he participated in his first major competition in the 2005 World Championships where he cleared 2.29 metres, a new personal best, and won a surprise silver medal along with

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. Two weeks later in

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he set another personal best with 2.31 m. At the

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he improved it again to 2.35 metres.

Personal bests

Outdoor *High jump: 2.35 m –

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, 10 September 2005 Indoor *High jump: 2.31 m –

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, 3 February 2007

Achievements

References

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Tilastopaja biography
1982 births Living people Cuban male high jumpers Athletes from Santiago de Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Cuba World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub