| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Higor Silva Alves |
| Born | (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30) Carapicuíba, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Long jump: 8.18 (2014) |
| Updated on 11 February 2017 | |
Higor Silva Alves (born February 23, 1994) is a Brazilian long jumper. A member of the host nation's track and field squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Alves registered his best jump at 8.19 m from the Brazilian Championships in São Paulo a month before the Games.
Alves competed for the host nation Brazil in the men's long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up to his maiden Games, he obtained a mark of 8.19 m to successfully earn the national title and clear the IAAF Olympic entry standard (8.15) by four centimetres. In the qualifying phase, Alves spanned his opening legal jump at 7.59 m, but fouled in the succeeding two attempts that saw him tumble down the leaderboard, finishing in twenty-eighth place from a field of thirty-two athletes.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Brazil
| |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | – | Long jump | NM |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 20th (q) | Long jump | 7.26 m |
| South American U23 Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Long jump | 7.72 m (w) | |
| 2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Long jump | 7.95 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 6th | Long jump | 7.55 m |
| Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 2nd | Long jump | 8.00 m | |
| South American U23 Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1st | Long jump | 7.60 m | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 10th | Long jump | 7.60 m |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (q) | Long jump | 7.60 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th (q) | Long jump | 7.59 m |
| South American U23 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | Long jump | 7.80 m | |
References
- "Higor Alves". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Murer soars over South American record of 4.87m at Brazilian Championships". IAAF. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Higor Alves obtém índice para o Rio 2016 e Duda aguarda vaga como cotista" [Higor Alves seals berth for Rio 2016, Duda awaits for the wildcard invitation]. Terra Networks. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Higor Alves é eliminado no salto em distância na fase classificatória" [Higor Alves eliminated from the qualifying phase of the long jump competition] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Athletics: Men's Long Jump Qualification Round". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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