| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Maikel Yorges Vidal |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Born | 6 January 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.12m (La Habana, 2018) |
Medal record | |
Maikel Yorges Vidal (born 6 January 2000) is a Cuban long jumper. [1]
He won gold at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships long jump competition ahead of teammate Lester Lescay, with a jump of 7.88 metres. [2] [3]
Competing in Havana in June 20-8, he set a new personal best distance of 8.12 metres. [4] He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, with a jump of 7.99 metres. [5]
He won the gold medal in the long jump at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia ahead of Kelsey Daniel of Trinidad and Tobago. [6]
He won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. [7] [8]
