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 Representing 2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States4thTriple jump16.43 m (w)2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica5thTriple jump16.03 m (w)2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom7thTriple jump17.13 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom15thTriple jump15.37 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru3rdTriple jump16.83 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar24th (q)Triple jump16.41 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, JapanTriple jumpDNSRepresenting 2024Olympic GamesParis, France3rdTriple jump17.64 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands1stTriple jump17.71 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China1stTriple jump17.80 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6thTriple jump17.19 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland1stTriple jump17.47 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom1stTriple jump18.15 m
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.
Italian Athletics Championships Triple jump: 2023, 2025, 2026 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships Triple jump: 2024
See also Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
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Andy Diaz Hernandez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived) Andy Díaz Hernández – CONI – Paris 2024