Jorge Maradiaga

Jorge Maradiaga

Personal information
Nationality	Honduran
Born	(1972-02-02) 2 February 1972 (age 53)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Honduras Central American Championships 1991 Tegucigalpa Decathlon 1991 Tegucigalpa Pole vault Central American Games 1994 San Salvador Decathlon 1994 San Salvador Pole vault 1997 San Pedro Sula Pole vault

Jorge Alberto Flores Maradiaga (born 2 February 1972), also known as Jorge Flores, is a Honduran decathlete and pole vaulter. ^[1] He won gold medals at the Central American Championships and Central American Games, and competed in the men's decathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[2] He was called in Spanish one of the renowned athletes of Honduras. ^[3]

Career

At the 1991 Central American Championships in Athletics, Flores won the decathlon with 5663 points. He also won a silver medal in the individual pole vault. ^{[1] [4]}

Flores was selected to represent Honduras at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the decathlon as their sole competitor. On the first day of competition, he completed the 100 m in 11.75, long jump in 6.18 m, shot put in 9.54 m, high jump in 1.70 m, and 400 m in 54.81 seconds. On the final day, he finished the 110 m hurdles in 16.20 s, discus throw with 30.26 m, pole vault with 4.00 m, javelin throw in 42.46 m, and 1500 m in 5:04.10 minutes. His final score of 5746 points placed him 28th. ^[5]

Flores set his decathlon then-personal best of 5856 points in 1994. ^[6] He also performed a 5873-point decathlon at the 1994 Central American Games to win the gold medal, alongside another silver medal in the pole vault. ^{[7] [8]}

Flores competed in the pole vault at the 1997 Central American Games held in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He won the bronze medal, jumping 4.00 metres. ^[7]

Personal life

Flores' brother is Francisco Flores, who competed at the 1993 World Athletics Championships and also won international medals in other competitions representing Honduras. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

After his professional career, Flores became a masters athlete. He competed at the 2016 Honduran Masters Athletics Championships and qualified for that year's Central American Masters Athletics Championships in San Salvador, where he competed in the 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles along with his brother. ^[3]

References

1. Jorge Maradiaga at World Athletics
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Maradiaga Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. "Anuncian primer Campeonato de atletismo Máster". diariomas.hn (in Spanish).
4. "RESULTADOS XI CAMPEONATO SUPERIOR CADICA" (PDF). nacacathletics.org (in Spanish).
5. Jorge Maradiaga at Tilastopaja (registration required)
6. Jorge Maradiaga at Olympedia
7. "CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com .
8. Jorge Maradiaga at Athletics Podium  [ d ]
9. Francisco Flores at Athletics Podium  [ d ]
10. Francisco Flores at Tilastopaja (registration required)
11. "Atletas máster viajan a torneo centroamericano". diariomas.hn (in Spanish).