Yeziel Morales

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morales and the second or maternal family name is Miranda.

Yeziel Morales

Personal information
Full name	Yeziel David Morales Miranda
Born	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) Bayamon, Puerto Rico [1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Puerto Rico Central American and Caribbean Games 2014 Veracruz 200m backstroke 2018 Barranquilla 4x200m freestyle relay

Yeziel David Morales Miranda (born 16 January 1996)^[2] is a Puerto Rican swimmer. He represented Puerto Rico at the World Aquatics Championships in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023.

In 2014, he competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.^[3]

In 2014, he won bronze in the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico. In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.^[4]

In 2019, he competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke, men's 200 metre backstroke and the men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay events at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.^[5]

Major Results

Individual

Long course

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
2014	Central American and Caribbean Games	Veracruz, Mexico	3rd	200 m backstroke	2:03.86
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	9th (h)	100 m backstroke	55.78NR
			5th (h)	200 m backstroke	2:00.27NR
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santa Tecla, El Salvador	2nd	100 m backstroke	56.05
			2nd	200 m backstroke	2:00.70
			2nd	200 m butterfly	1:59.05
2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	25th (h)	200 m backstroke	2:00.76
			25th (h)	200 m butterfly	1:59.10
2023	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	8th (h)	100 m backstroke	56.38
			4th (h)	200 m backstroke	2:00.23
2024	Summer Olympics	Paris, France		100 m backstroke
				200 m backstroke

Relay

Long course

Year	Competition	Venue	Team	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
2018	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	Bayo / Arroyo / Solivan /Morales	3rd	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:27.29
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	Morales / Bayo / Cancel / Arroyo /	5th	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:36.13

References

1. "Yeziel Morales - Paris 2024 Olympics". Paris 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. "Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
3. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.