Jair Portillo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born | 28 September 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | High jump: 2.27m (2024) |
Medal record | |
Jair Portillo (born 28 September 2002) is a Mexican high jumper. He became Mexico national champion in 2025, and won the gold medal at the inaugural Pan American Championships in 2026.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Portillo is the younger brother of fellow high jumper Erick Portillo. They train with the support of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE).[2][3]
In June 2024, Portillo won the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen, Germany, after jumping 2.24 metres.[4] Portillo jumped a personal best 2.27 metres at the Mexican Championships in June 2024, finishing runner-up on count-back to his brother, Erick.[5]
In January 2025, Portillo placed third at the Otrokovice Jump 2025 on the World Athletics Indoor Tour held in Otrokovice, Czech Republic.[6] Portillo won the Mexican Championships in August 2025 with a clearance of 2.25 metres to win on count-back ahead of his brother, Erick.[7] Later that month, Portillo had a top-eight finish representing Mexico at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in August 2025.[8]
Portillo opened his 2026 indoor season with a third place finish at the VI Elmos International High Jump Gala, in Belgium in January 2026.[9] The following month, he jumped 2.25 metres to place fifth overall in Hustopeče in February 2026.[10] Selected for the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Athletics in Medellín, he cleared 2.15 metres on 26 June to win the gold medal.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Alongside high jump, Portillo is a Mechatronics Engineering student at the National Technological Institute of Mexico in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jair Portillo". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Erick y Jair Portillo ponen rumbo al Campeonato Mundial Indoor 2026". Diariomarca.com. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jair Portillo wins bronze at Otrokovice Jump 2025". Noro.mx. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chihuahua pride, Jair Portillo takes the gold in high jump". El Heraldo. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mexican Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Chavira, Efren (January 22, 2025). "JAIR PORTILLO AND ERICK PORTILLO ACHIEVE THIRD AND FOURTH PLACE IN HIGH JUMP IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC". beisbolcuauhtemoc.net. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mexican Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jair Portillo starts the season with a podium finish". El Heraldo. Jan 31, 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gold in the Men's A category goes to Poland thanks to Mateusz Kolodziejski". Hustopečské skákání. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ↑ "Pan American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "At the event held in Leverkusen, Germany, athlete Jair Portillo, who is also a Mechatronics Engineering student at the Technological Institute of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, achieved a remarkable performance, securing first place with an impressive jump of 2.24 meters". cdcuauhtemoc.tecnm.mx. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
