Michael Francis Aponte (born 29 October 1970) is a
Puerto Rican retired
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 ...
er. His personal best jump was 8.18 metres, achieved in May 1995 in
Raleigh
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World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
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He won the silver medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
International competitions
References
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1970 births
Living people
Puerto Rican male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for Puerto Rico
Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Puerto Rico
Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
20th-century Puerto Rican people
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