Jorge A. Hodelín
Cuban long jumper (born 2007)
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Jorge A. Hodelín (born 16 May 2007) is a Cuban long jumper. He represented Cuba at the 2025 World Championships and placed fourth overall at the 2026 World Indoor Championships, later setting the world under-20 record that year.[1]
Biography
From Cabaiguán, he trains in Sancti Spíritus with coach Miguel Vázquez.[2] Hodelin jumped a personal best 8.34 metres to win the Cuban U20 Championships in Camagüey in June 2025.[3] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the final.[4][5]
Hobelin made his indoor debut on 7 February 2026 at the Moscow Winter Meeting in Russia, with a jump of 7.74 meters.[2][6] He later jumped 8.18 m to win ahead of Gerson Balde at the II Meeting Internacional in Oruense, Spain.[7] He represented Cuba at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026, placing fourth overall with a jump of 8.26 metres, having been in the bronze medal position prior to eventual winner Balde's final round jump.[2][8][9] On 4 June, Hodelin was third with a jump of 8.18m metres at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2026 Diamond League.[10] Later that month, he set a new world under-20 record of 8.46 metres (1.9 m/s) at the Envol Trophée in France, breaking the previous record set by Italian Mattia Furlani in 2024.[11] On 10 July, he placed third with 8.38m at the 2026 Herculis Diamond League event in Monaco.[12] Competing in the Diamond League at the 2026 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland on 21 August 2026, he placed fourth in the long jump with 8.06 metres.[13] On 27 August, he finished fourth with 8.32 metres at the 2026 Weltklasse Zürich.[14]