Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships, narrowly missing the final. He later won a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a mark of .
His personal bests in the event are outdoors in Bad Langensalza in 2018 with a wind of + and indoors in Birmingham in 2018. He jumped in Havana on 10 March 2019, aided by a + wind, further than the extant Cuban national record of . While this jump was not eligible for the Cuban record due to the excessive wind assistance, it was notable for being the longest jump in competition under any conditions for nearly 24 years, and the fourth longest jump under any conditions ever.
At club level, he represents Benfica in Portugal.
International competitions Representing 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4thLong jump7.69 mPan American Junior ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada1stLong jump7.76 m2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5thLong jump7.78 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)Long jump7.86 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1stLong jump8.46 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1stLong jump8.27 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar3rdLong jump8.34 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan2ndLong jump8.41 m
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