Erick Portillo

Erick Josué Portillo Rodríguez (born 5 October 2000) is a Mexican high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships. He is a multiple-time national champion and has represented Mexico at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.

Biography Portillo won the gold medal in the high jump at the 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica with a clearance of 2.18 metres. He won bronze at the 2019 NACAC U23 Champiosnhips.

Portillo won the gold medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia with a 2.21 metres clearance. He jumped a personal best 2.28 metres at the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final in England in February 2023, finishing second to Hamish Kerr.

In July 2024, he cleared 2.27 metres competing in Mexico and qualified for the Olympic Games. He subsequently competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Portillo was runner-up to Jair Portillo at the 2025 Mexican Championships. He placed fourth at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany in July 2025. He finished sixth at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in August 2025. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Portillo jumped 2.25 metres in Hustopeče in February 2026. The following week, he jumped 2.26 metres in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia at the Tipos Banskobystrická latka. He cleared a personal best 2.30 metres to win the silver medal at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland on 21 March 2026, finishing behind Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine. In May, he competed in Poland again and won the high jump with a 2.24m clearance at the Irena Szewińska Memorial. On 4 June, he placed second at the 2026 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2026 Diamond League, finishing behind Matteo Sioli of Italy.

Personal life He is from Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua. In 2021, he began to study for a degree in physiotherapy at the Universidad del Valle de México, in Chihuahua. His brother Jair Portillo also competes internationally as a high jumper.