Venezuelan athlete (born 1968)
Sergio Saavedra
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| Full name | Sergio Gustavo Saavedra |
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| Born | (1968-02-08) 8 February 1968 (age 56) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Triple jump |
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Sergio Gustavo Saavedra (born 8 February 1968) is a retired Venezuelan athlete who specialised in the triple jump.[1] He won multiple medals at regional level.
His personal best in the event is 16.86 metres set in Medellín in 1989. This is a standing national record.
International competitions
[edit] | Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing  Venezuela |
| 1984 | Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 5th | Heptathlon | 3508 pts |
| 1985 | Bolivarian Games | Cuenca, Ecuador | 1st | Triple jump | 15.27 m |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20) | Mexico City, Mexico | 6th | Triple jump | 15.75 m |
| South American Junior Championships | Quito, Ecuador | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.25 s |
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.99 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.87 m |
| 1987 | South American Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | Long jump | 7.03 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.45 m |
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 7th | Triple jump | 15.94 m |
| 1989 | Bolivarian Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Triple jump | 15.96 m |
| South American Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.86 m |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.18 m |
| 1991 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 5th | Long jump | 7.20 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.98 m |
| Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple jump | 15.98 m |
| 1993 | Bolivarian Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | Long jump | 7.59 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 16.47 m |
| South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | Triple jump | 15.96 m |
| Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 26th (q) | Long jump | 7.04 m |
| 15th (q) | Triple jump | 15.40 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.49 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.30 m |
| 1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 4th | Triple jump | 15.79 m |
| South American Games | Valencia, Venezuela | 1st | Triple jump | 16.26 m |
| 1995 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | 6th | Long jump | 7.00 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 16.25 m |
| 1997 | Bolivarian Games | Arequipa, Peru | 1st | Triple jump | 15.82 m |
