Sergio Manuel Sauceda Raygoza (born October 14, 1973 in Mazatlán, Mexico) is a male retired track and field

Track and field

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 athlete from Mexico

Mexico

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, who competed in the men's long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 during his career. He had a personal best of 7.76 m in the long jump.

He started training in 1993 and after few months later he achieved 7.30 m in the long jump. In the 1995 season he began with a jump of 7.47 m and closed with a best of 7.76 m at the Memorial Barrientos event in Havana

Havana

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, Cuba. That same year, he was included in the Mexican team for the Central American and Caribbean Championships

Central American and Caribbean Championships

The Central American and Caribbean Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Created in 1967, the event has been held every...

 in Guatemala and the World University Games

Universiade

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 in Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

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, Japan

Japan

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.

In 1996 while he was training for the Olympics qualifying rounds, he had to stop due to health problems. In 2000, he returned to the track and won the long jump at the Mexican national championships three times consecutively from 2000 to 2002. He won the long jump at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...

 in El Salvador

El Salvador

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. Sauceda retired in 2006.

Achievements

1995	Universiade 1995 Summer Universiade The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.-Emblem:The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch...	Fukuoka Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by... , Japan	Quarter-finals	7.35 m
	Memorial Barrientos	Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... , Cuba	4th	7.76 m
2002	CAC Games 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...	El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America... , Salvador	1st	7.48 m

Other results

• 2004: Triton Invitational UCSD in San Diego, CA, USA, 3rd (7.21 m)
• 2003: Grand Prix International in Xalapa, Ver. Mexico, 1st (7.27 m)
• 2003: Grand Prix International in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2nd (7.53 m)