Erick Portillo

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Erick Portillo
Personal information
NationalityMexican
Born (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 2.28m (2023)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cali-Valle High jump
NACAC U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Querétaro High jump
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 San José High jump

Erick Portillo (born 5 October 2000) is a Mexico high jumper. He is a multiple time national champion. [1]

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Career

He won gold in the high jump at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica with a clearance of 2.18 metres. [2] He won bronze at the 2019 NACAC U23 Champiosnhips. [3]

He won gold at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia with a 2.21 metres clearance. [4]

In July 2024, he cleared 2.27 metres competing in Mexico and qualified for the Olympic Games. [5] He subsequently competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [6]

In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [7]

Personal life

He is from Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. [8] In 2021, he began tstudy for a degree in physiotherapy at the Universidad del Valle de México, in Chihuahua. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Erick Portillo". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Stubbs, Brent (22 July 2019). "Pan Am U-20: Anderson wins bronze in 400m". Tribune242. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Athletes bring home 3 gold medals, 4 silver, bronze". Tribune242. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "MEXICO WON GOLD IN MEN'S HIGH JUMP". caliavalle2021. December 4, 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Castro, Erick (1 July 2024). "Erick Portillo sets a record in the High Jump; he gets his ticket to Paris 2024". elheraldodechihuahua.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Mendoza, Christian (5 May 2024). "Erick Portillo, looking for sponsorship for European tour". excelsior.com.mx. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "High jumper Erick Portillo starts 2022 with international events". gobgro.gob.mx. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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