Javier Sotomayor
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Javier•Sotomayor Sanabria |
| Used name | Javier•Sotomayor |
| Nick/petnames | Saltomayor / Príncipe del Limonar / Rey de la alturas |
| Born | 13 October 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Measurements | 193 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | adidas, Herzogenaurach (GER) |
| NOC |  Cuba |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Javier Sotomayor also won gold in the high jump at the 1987, 1991, and 1995 Pan American Games.
Personal Best: HJ – 2.45 (1993).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Javier Sotomayor | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Javier Sotomayor | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | =11 | |||||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletics | CUB |
Javier Sotomayor | |||
| High Jump, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Uncle of Lorenzo Sotomayor
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (3–0–0 1987 Indianapolis ATH gold: high jump; 1991 La Habana ATH gold: high jump; 1995 Mar del Plata ATH gold: high jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–0–0 1989 Duisburg ATH gold: high jump)
- Listed in Current World Record Holders in Athletics (high jump 2.45 (1993))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (2–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: high jump; 1993 Stuttgart gold: high jump; 1995 Göteborg silver: high jump; 1997 Athens gold: high jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (4–1–1 1985 Paris silver: high jump; 1989 Budapest gold: high jump; 1991 Sevilla bronze: high jump; 1993 Toronto gold: high jump; 1995 Barcelona gold: high jump; 1999 Maebashi gold: high jump)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (3–0–0 1990 Ciudad de México ATH gold: high jump; 1993 Ponce ATH gold: high jump; 1998 Maracaibo ATH gold: high jump)