![]() Ford in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Chilean |
Born | Cuba | 25 August 1997
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 7845 (Sāo Paulo, 2023) |
Medal record |
Santiago Aldofo Ford (born 25 August 1997) is a Chilean decathlete. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games. [1]
Ford was born in Cuba in 1997, and moved to Chile in 2018 by unofficial means. He obtained Chilean citizenship on January 9, 2023. [2] He based himself in La Granja, Chile. [3]
Competing for Cuba, he was fourth in 2016 in the decathlon at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [4]
After moving from Cuba to Chile, he won the Chilean national title in the triple jump in 2021. [5] At the 2023 South American Athletics Championship held in São Paulo, he won the silver in the decathlon event, with a new personal best score (7845). He was a gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games. [6]