Andy Díaz
Cuban-born Italian triple jumper
Andy Díaz Hernández (born 25 December 1995) is a Cuban-born Italian athlete specialising in the triple jump. He represented Cuba at the 2017 World Championships, finishing seventh in the final. He traveled to the 2020 Summer Olympics but did not compete due to injury. He later defected to Italy.
Career
His personal bests in the event are 18.15 metres outdoors (Birmingham 2026) and 17.80 metres indoors (Nanjing 2025). He also has a best of 7.40 metres (+0.4 m/s) in the long jump from 2017.
Díaz became Italian citizen on 23 February 2023.
Achievements
Circuit wins and titles
Diamond League champion: 2022
Diamond League champion: 2023
Diamond League champion: 2025
National titles
Diaz won four national championships at individual senior level.
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