Víctor Moya

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|fullname = Víctor Rafael Moya Carvajal

| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|10|24}}

| birth_place= Santiago de Cuba, Santiago

| height={{convert|1.96|m|abbr=on}}

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| event=High jump

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

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 Yaroslav Rybakov. Two weeks later in Brussels he set another personal best with 2.31 m. At the 2005 World Athletics Final he improved it again to 2.35 metres.

Personal bests

Outdoor

High jump: 2.35 m – {{flagicon|MON}} Monaco, 10 September 2005

Indoor

High jump: 2.31 m – {{flagicon|GER}} Arnstadt, 3 February 2007

Achievements

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bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"\|Representing {{CUB}}
2002 \|Ibero-American Championships \|Guatemala City, Guatemala \|8th \|High jump \|2.14 m A
rowspan=3\|2005 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Nassau, Bahamas \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|High jump \|2.26 m
World Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|High jump \|2.29 m (PB)
World Athletics Final \|Monte Carlo, Monaco \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|High jump \|2.35 m (PB)
2006 \|World Indoor Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|4th \|High jump \|2.30 m
rowspan=3\|2007 \|ALBA Games \|Caracas, Venezuela \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|High jump \|2.31 m
Pan American Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|High jump \|2.32 m
World Championships \|Osaka, Japan \|5th \|High jump \|2.30 m
rowspan=2\|2008 \|World Indoor Championships \|Valencia, Spain \|5th \|High jump \|2.27 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|High jump \|2.25 m
rowspan=3\|2011 \|ALBA Games \|Barquisimeto, Venezuela \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|High jump \|2.28 m
World Championships \|Daegu, South Korea \|28th (q) \|High jump \|2.21 m
Pan American Games \|Guadalajara, Mexico \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|High jump \|2.26 m
2012 \|Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \|20th (q) \|High jump \|2.21 m

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bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}

2002

|Ibero-American Championships

|Guatemala City, Guatemala

|8th

|High jump

|2.14 m A

rowspan=3|2005

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Nassau, Bahamas

|bgcolor=gold|1st