About Higor Alves
Born 1994. Higor Alves is a Brazilian athletics competitor.
Higor Silva Alves (born 23 February 1994) is a Brazilian long jumper. A member of the host nation's track and field squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Higor registered his best jump at 8.19 m from the Brazilian Championships in São Paulo a month before the Games.
Higor competed for the host nation Brazil in the men's long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up to his maiden Games, Higor obtained a mark of 8.19 m to successfully earn the national title and clear the IAAF Olympic entry standard (8.15) by four centimetres. In the qualifying phase, Higor spanned his opening legal jump at 7.59 m, but fouled in the succeeding two attempts that saw him tumble down the leaderboard, finishing in twenty-eighth place from a field of thirty-two athletes.
Personal life Higor is married to Victória Menezes Alves.
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Who is Higor Alves?
Brazilian athletics competitor
When was Higor Alves born?
Higor Alves was born on 23 February 1994 in Carapicuíba.
What is Higor Alves's occupation?
Higor Alves is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Higor Alves?
Higor Alves is Brazilian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Higor Alves. https://biography.guide/higor-alves/
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