Pedro Pichardo

{{Short description|Cuban-born Portuguese triple jumper (born 1993)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| headercolor =

| full_name = Pedro Pablo Pichardo Peralta

| nickname = 4P

| image = Pedro Pablo Pichardo (17249818433).jpg

| imagesize = 280px

| caption = Pichardo competing at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (May 2015)

| nationality = Portuguese

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|6|30}}

| birth_place = Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

| country = Portugal

| sport = Athletics

| event = Triple jump

| club = Benfica

| coach = Jorge Pichardo (his father)

| height = 1.86 m{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1006168 |title=Pedro Pablo Pichardo |website=Olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADmen |accessdate=14 December 2021}}

| weight = 71 kg

| olympics = 2020 Tokyo, {{gold medal}}

| highestranking = 1 (weeks 99){{cite web | url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/portugal/pedro-pichardo-14412588 | title=Pedro PICHARDO | Profile | World Athletics }}

| pb = {{ubl

|Triple jump: {{T&Fcalc|18.08}} {{Flagicon|CUB}} {{AthAbbr|NR|Cuban}} (for Cuba)

|{{T&Fcalc|18.04}} {{Flagicon|POR}} {{AthAbbr|NR|Portuguese}}

|Indoors

|Triple jump: {{T&Fcalc|17.48}} {{AthAbbr|NR|Portuguese}}

}}

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{POR}}}}

{{Medal|Country|{{CUB}}}}

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Pedro Pablo Pichardo Peralta ({{IPA|es|piˈtʃaɾðo}}, {{IPA|pt|piˈʃaɾðu}}; born 30 June 1993) is a Cuban-born Portuguese triple jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a Portuguese national record of {{T&Fcalc|17.98}} and the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was world champion in 2022, and could not defend his title in 2023 due to injury.

Pichardo was the 2012 World Junior Champion and the 2013 World Championship silver medalist. His {{T&Fcalc|17.79}} in early 2014 was the best triple jump of the year. In 2015, his {{T&Fcalc|17.94}} made him the #6 performer ever. A week later he improved to {{T&Fcalc|18.06}}, making him the No. 3 performer ever and the best performance the world has seen since 1996 (when Pichardo was only three years old).{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/triple-jump/outdoor/men/senior |title=Triple Jump – men – senior – outdoor |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=2015-05-28}} At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.

Career

On 15 May 2015, Pichardo jumped {{T&Fcalc|18.06}} (0.9 m/s) at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix. His performance made him the number 3 performer ever at the time. With Christian Taylor also jumping {{T&Fcalc|18.04}} minutes later, this was the first competition in history to have two men jump over 18 m, being called "the greatest triple jump competition ever."{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/doha-2015-diamond-league-pichardo-taylor |title=Pichardo vs Taylor clash in Doha is greatest triple jump competition ever – IAAF Diamond League |publisher=iaaf.org |date= |accessdate=2015-05-28}} Pichardo's 18.06 m also improved his own Cuban national record of {{T&Fcalc|17.94}} set one week earlier in Havana. That mark erased Yoelbi Quesada's nearly 18-year-old record, and put Pichardo in position #6 of the all-time top ten performers.{{cite news|title=Pichardo breaks Cuban triple jump record with 17.94m|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/pedro-pablo-pichardo-cuban-triple-jump-record|publisher=IAAF|author1=Jon Mulkeen|author2=Andrea Buongiovanni|date=8 May 2015|accessdate=8 May 2015}} Back in 2013, Pichardo had won Athletissima with a mark of 17.58 m.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/bondarenko-flies-high-with-stunning-241m-in-l|title=Bondarenko flies high with stunning 2.41m in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League|publisher=iaaf.org|accessdate=5 July 2013}}

On 28 May 2015, Pichardo jumped {{T&Fcalc|18.08}} (0.0 m/s) at the Copa Cuba-Memorial Barrientos meet in Havana, improving his own Cuban national record set two weeks earlier by 2 cm.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/pichardo-triple-jump-1808m|title=Pichardo triple jumps 18.08m in Havana|publisher=iaaf.org|accessdate=30 May 2015}}

In April 2017, Pichardo disappeared from the Cuban national team's meeting in Stuttgart, Germany, appearing in Portugal days later.[https://www.dn.pt/desporto/interior/pedro-pablo-pichardo-mais-uma-estrela-a-desertar-de-cuba-6228742.html Pedro Pablo Pichardo: mais uma estrela a desertar de Cuba] Diário de Notícias {{in lang|pt}} After signing a contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica on 27 April,[http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/3Oz1oWDcq0KVKB028scc7g "Feliz no Benfica"] S.L. Benfica {{in lang|pt}} he gained Portuguese citizenship on 7 December{{Cite web|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2017_2018/12/07/benfica-pedro-pichardo-ja-tem-nacionalidade-portuguesa|title=Pedro Pichardo já é português|website=www.slbenfica.pt|language=pt|access-date=2018-01-08}} and was eligible to compete for Portugal on international stage since August 2019.{{cite news|last1=Pires|first1=Bruno|last2=Fernandes|first2=Nuno|date=12 September 2018|title=Pichardo pode representar Portugal a partir de agosto de 2019|trans-title=Pichardo allowed to represent Portugal starting from August 2019|url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/interior/pichardo-pode-representar-portugal-a-partir-de-agosto-de-2019-9837005.html|language=pt|work=Diário de Notícias|access-date=19 September 2018}} Therefore, the first major competition in which Pichardo represented the Portuguese colours was the 2019 World Championships, finishing fourth in the final.

On 4 May 2018, Pichardo established a new triple jump national record for Portugal with a winning jump of 17.95 m during the Doha leg of 2018 Diamond League series.{{cite news|last1=Pires|first1=Bruno|last2=Frias|first2=Rui|date=4 May 2018|title=Pichardo estabelece novo recorde nacional do triplo salto|trans-title=Pichardo establishes new triple jump national record|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/interior/pichardo-supera-recorde-nacional-do-triplo-salto-9309359.html|language=Portuguese|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|access-date=5 May 2018}} He also won gold medals at the 2019 IAAF Diamond League, with a personal season best of 17.53 m,[https://observador.pt/2019/07/20/pedro-pichardo-ganha-liga-diamante-em-londres-e-consegue-melhor-marca-do-ano/ Pedro Pichardo ganha Liga Diamante em Londres e consegue melhor marca pessoal do ano] Observador, 20 July 2019 {{in lang|pt}} and at the 2020 IAAF Diamond League, with a mark of 17.40 m.

Representing Portugal, Pichardo won the gold medal at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships on 7 March 2021.{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2021|title=Pichardo is the European Indoor Champion|url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/agora/noticias/2021/03/07/atletismo-benfica-pedro-pichardo-medalha-ouro-campeonato-europa-pista-coberta-torun-polonia|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.slbenfica.pt|language=en}} On 6 July, Pichardo jumped 17.92 m (+0.4) at the Gyulai István Memorial, beating Hugues Fabrice Zango.

On 5 August 2021, Pichardo competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan representing Portugal. He won the gold medal in the triple jump event and the country's fifth ever gold medal.{{Cite web|title=Olympics-Athletics-Portugal's Pichardo wins men's triple jump gold {{!}} Headlines|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/1680653-olympics-athletics-portugals-pichardo-wins-mens-triple-jump-gold|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Devdiscourse|language=en}}

Achievements

class="wikitable" style="width:55%; text-align:center;"
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
colspan="7"\|Representing {{CUB}}
\|2012 \| style="text-align:left;"\|World Junior Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Barcelona \| style="background:gold;"\|1st \|Triple jump \|16.79 m \|WJL
\|2013 \| style="text-align:left;"\|World Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Moscow \| style="background:silver;"\|2nd \|Triple jump \|17.68 m \|
\|2014 \| style="text-align:left;"\|World Indoor Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Sopot \| style="background:silver;"\|2nd \|Triple jump \|17.24 m \|
rowspan=2\|2015 \|style="text-align:left;"\|Pan American Games \|style="text-align:left;"\|Toronto \| style="background:gold;"\|1st \|Triple jump \|17.54 m \|
style="text-align:left;"\|World Championships \|style="text-align:left;"\|Beijing \| style="background:silver;"\|2nd \|Triple jump \|17.73 m \|
colspan="7"\|Representing {{POR}}
2019 \|style="text-align:left;"\|World Championships \|style="text-align:left;"\|Doha \|4th \|Triple jump \|17.62 m \|
rowspan=2\|2021 \|style="text-align:left;"\|European Indoor Championships \|style="text-align:left;"\|Toruń \| style="background:gold;" \|1st \|Triple jump \|17.30 m \|
style="text-align:left;"\|Olympic Games \|style="text-align:left;"\|Tokyo \|style="background:gold;"\|1st \|Triple jump \|17.98 m \|{{AthAbbr\|NR\|Portuguese}}
rowspan=3\|2022 \| style="text-align:left;"\|World Indoor Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Belgrade \| style="background:silver;"\|2nd \|Triple jump \|17.46 m \|{{AthAbbr\|NIR\|Portuguese}}
style="text-align:left;"\|World Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Eugene \| style="background:gold;"\|1st \|Triple jump \|17.95 m \|
style="text-align:left;"\|European Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Munich \| style="background:gold;"\|1st \|Triple jump \|17.50 m \|
2023 \| style="text-align:left;"\|European Indoor Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Istanbul \| style="background:gold;"\|1st \| style="text-align:left;"\|Triple jump \|17.60 m \|{{AthAbbr\|NIR\|Portuguese}}
rowspan=2\|2024 \| style="text-align:left;"\|European Championships \| style="text-align:left;"\|Rome \|bgcolor=silveR\|2nd \|Triple jump \|18.04 m \|
style="text-align:left;"\|Olympic Games \| style="text-align:left;"\|Paris \|bgcolor=silveR\|2nd \|Triple jump \|17.84 m

class="wikitable" style="width:55%; text-align:center;"

Year

Competition

Venue

Position

Event

Measure

Notes

colspan="7"|Representing {{CUB}}

|2012

| style="text-align:left;"|World Junior Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Barcelona

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Triple jump

|16.79 m

|WJL

|2013

| style="text-align:left;"|World Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Moscow

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Triple jump

|17.68 m

|2014

| style="text-align:left;"|World Indoor Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Sopot

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Triple jump

|17.24 m

rowspan=2|2015

|style="text-align:left;"|Pan American Games

|style="text-align:left;"|Toronto

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Triple jump

|17.54 m

style="text-align:left;"|World Championships

|style="text-align:left;"|Beijing

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Triple jump

|17.73 m

colspan="7"|Representing {{POR}}

2019

|style="text-align:left;"|World Championships

|style="text-align:left;"|Doha

|4th

|Triple jump

|17.62 m

rowspan=2|2021

|style="text-align:left;"|European Indoor Championships

|style="text-align:left;"|Toruń

| style="background:gold;" |1st

|Triple jump

|17.30 m

style="text-align:left;"|Olympic Games

|style="text-align:left;"|Tokyo

|style="background:gold;"|1st

|Triple jump

|17.98 m

|{{AthAbbr|NR|Portuguese}}

rowspan=3|2022

| style="text-align:left;"|World Indoor Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Belgrade

| style="background:silver;"|2nd

|Triple jump

|17.46 m

|{{AthAbbr|NIR|Portuguese}}

style="text-align:left;"|World Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Eugene

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Triple jump

|17.95 m

style="text-align:left;"|European Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Munich

| style="background:gold;"|1st

|Triple jump

|17.50 m

2023

| style="text-align:left;"|European Indoor Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Istanbul

| style="background:gold;"|1st

| style="text-align:left;"|Triple jump

|17.60 m

|{{AthAbbr|NIR|Portuguese}}

rowspan=2|2024

| style="text-align:left;"|European Championships

| style="text-align:left;"|Rome

|bgcolor=silveR|2nd

|Triple jump

|18.04 m

style="text-align:left;"|Olympic Games

| style="text-align:left;"|Paris

|bgcolor=silveR|2nd

|Triple jump

|17.84 m

Personal bests

class="wikitable"
scope=col colspan=2\| Event ! scope=col\| Measure ! scope=col\| Venue ! scope=col\| Date ! scope=col\| Notes
rowspan=2\|Triple jump \|Outdoor \|align=center\|18.08 m \|Havana \|align=right\|28 May 2015 \|{{AthAbbr\|NR\|Cuban}} for Cuba
Indoor \|align=center\|17.60 m \|Istanbul \|align=right\|3 March 2023 \|{{AthAbbr\|NR\|Portuguese}} for Portugal

class="wikitable"

scope=col colspan=2| Event

! scope=col| Measure

! scope=col| Venue

! scope=col| Date

! scope=col| Notes

rowspan=2|Triple jump

|Outdoor

|align=center|18.08 m

|Havana

|align=right|28 May 2015

|{{AthAbbr|NR|Cuban}} for Cuba

Indoor

|align=center|17.60 m

|Istanbul

|align=right|3 March 2023

|{{AthAbbr|NR|Portuguese}} for Portugal

All information taken from World Athletics profile.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/tive-um-tio-que-morreu-para-salvar-che-guevara-no-congo-9923703.html|title = Pichardo: "Tive um tio que morreu para salvar Che Guevara no Congo" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805070231/https://www.dn.pt/desporto/tive-um-tio-que-morreu-para-salvar-che-guevara-no-congo-9923703.html |archive-date=2021-08-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/atletas-portugueses/pichardo-retalhos-de-uma-historia-de-vida_d1340298|title = Pichardo: Retalhos de uma história de vida| date=5 August 2021 }}

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
{{Olympics.com profile|pedro-p-pichardo|Pedro P. Pichardo}}
[https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/outras-histrias-salto-para-a-vitria_v1120686 Outras Histórias. Salto para a vitória] [Other Stories. Jump to victory] - RTP {{in lang|pt}}