FC Barcelona athlete and triple-jumper Jordan Díaz obtained a heat welcome from the blaugrana followers right now. The Paris 2024 Olympic Video games champion confirmed off his gold medal on the Estadi Olímpic earlier than the UEFA Champions League Barça v Younger Boys sport to nice applause.
The blaugrana grew to become Olympic champion in Paris forward of Pedro Pichardo and Andy Díaz with a leap of 17.86 metres. Initially from Cuba however competing for the Spanish staff, he additionally grew to become European champion in 2024.
Jordan Díaz additionally holds the Spanish triple leap file with the third longest leap in historical past of 18.18 metres. The 23-year-old champion nonetheless has some method to go to surpass Jonathan Edwards’ world file of 18.29 metres set in 1995 nonetheless.
After his efficiency at Paris 2024, Díaz joined walker María Pérez as a flag bearer throughout the Olympic Video games closing ceremony.
Paris 2024: 5 gold and three bronze medals
Eight of the 25 FC Barcelona sportspeople who participated on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games ended up with a medal round their necks. The most important multi-sports membership on this planet stood out in athletics, soccer and handball with 5 golds – one for the athlete Jordan Díaz, one other for the handball keeper Emil Nielssen and three for the footballers Fermín López, Pau Cubarsí and Eric García – plus three bronzes for the handball gamers Aleix Gómez, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas and Javi Rodríguez.