Edgar Rivera

{{short description|Mexican high jumper}}

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| fullname = Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|02|13}}

| birth_place = Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

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| height = {{convert|1.98|m|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|85|kg|abbr=on}}

| country = {{MEX}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = High jump

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{{family name hatnote|Rivera|Morales|lang=Spanish}}

Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales (born 13 February 1991) is a Mexican athlete who specialize in the high jump.{{Citation

| last = Pineda Rodríguez| first = Luis| date = 21 September 2014| title = HISTORIAL ATLETICO - Edgar Alejandro Rivera Morales, Agua Prieta, Sonora, 13 feb 91| url = http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/estadisticas/ID2106624648_edgar_rivera.pdf| publisher = Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo| language = es| accessdate = December 25, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141225220831/http://panelcontenido.fmaa.mx/data/estadisticas/ID2106624648_edgar_rivera.pd| archive-date = 25 December 2014| url-status = dead}} He represented his country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships without qualifying to the final. He finished fourth at the 2017 World Championships. He also competed in the World University Games Shenzhen 2011 and Kazan 2013, among other important meets representing his country (CAC Games 2014, PanAm Games 2011 and 2015, World Youth (2007) and World Junior (2008 and 2010) Championships.

He studied at the University of Arizona.[http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=208227402 Arizona Wildcats bio] His older brother, Luis Rivera, is a world-class long jumper.