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{{short description|Cuban long jumper}}
{{No footnotes|date=August 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Jefferson|Guilarte|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=y|1962|01|17}}
|birth_place=[[Guantánamo Province|Guantanamo]], [[Cuba]]
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Athletics Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]|Long jump}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1993 Toronto]]|Long jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 Summer Universiade|1985 Kobe]]|[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1989 Summer Universiade|1989 Duisburg]]|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1991 Pan American Games|1991 Havana]] | [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]]|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]]|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Central American and Caribbean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1986 Central American and Caribbean Games|1986 Santiago]]|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1990 Central American and Caribbean Games|1990 Mexico City]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games|Long jump]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|1993 Ponce]]|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|Long jump]]}}
}}
'''Jaime Jefferson Guilarte''' ({{IPA|es|ˈxajme ˈʝefeɾsoŋ ɡiˈlaɾte}}; born 17 January 1962) is a retired [[Cuba]]n [[long jump]]er. A predecessor of the greatest Cuban long jumper, [[Ivan Pedroso]], he was also capable of big jumps, taking more international medals in a career that spanned for over a decade.

==Career==
His first notable success were 1983 Pan-American Games in Caracas where he won the gold. Jefferson improved his long jump personal best to 8.37m in 1984, but was deprived of competing at the L.A. Olympics through Cuban boycott. Over the next decade and a half, he amassed several medals from Central American Games and Championships, winning the golds at Champs in 1985 and CAC Games in 1986. Jaime also won two golds at World University Games - first in Kobe in 1985, second in Duisburg in 1989. At the Pan-American Games in Indianapolis in 1987, he improved his PB to 8.51m to collect bronze medal behind Carl Lewis and Larry Myricks (both USA), but couldn't reproduce that at the World Championships in Rome finishing 6th with 8.14m. 

1988 was again frustrating because of another Olympic Cuban boycott, but Jaime continued to compete with even more success in 90's. He recorded his career best long jump of 8.53m in 1990 and had great season in 1991, winning silver at the World Indoor Championships in Seville and reclaiming Pan-American title he lost in 1987, winning in his home country in Havana with 8.26m. Only disappointment of the season was subpar 9th-place finish in the greatest long jump competition ever, World Championships in Tokyo. Next season finally brought Jefferson's first Olympic appearance and he finished creditable 5th in Barcelona, again behind great [[Carl Lewis]]. Jaime added World Indoor bronze in 1993 at Toronto, but his career was obviously on the wane in his thirties as he was unable to qualify for the final in major outings 1993 and 1995 World Championships and 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. 

Jaime Jefferson won his final international medal at 1997 CAC Championships in San Juan where he finished behind his famous compatriot Ivan Pedroso, by then World's finest long jumper, and retired at the end of the season.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan=6|Representing {{CUB}}
|-
|rowspan=3|1983
|[[1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Long jump
|8.03 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Caracas, Venezuela]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's long jump|8.03 m]]
|-
|[[1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Long jump|7.93 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1985
|[[1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[Nassau, Bahamas]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|8.13 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Kobe, Japan]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Men's long jump|8.07 m]]
|-
|1986
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago, Dominican Republic]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Long jump|8.34 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1987
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Indianapolis, United States]]
|10th
|Long jump
|[[1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.78 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Indianapolis, United States]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's long jump|8.51 m]]
|-
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|6th
|Long jump
|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|8.14 m]]
|-
|1988
|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Mexico City, Mexico]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Long jump|8.37 m]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1989
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|5th
|Long jump
|[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.96 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 100 m relay
|39.89 s
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|7.96 m
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Duisburg, West Germany]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's long jump|7.98 m]]
|-
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|8th
|Long jump
|[[1989 IAAF World Cup – Results#Long jump|6.52 m]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Seattle, Washington|Seattle, United States]]
|6th
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#Long jump|7.98 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Mexico City, Mexico]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Long jump|8.06 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1991
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|8.04 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Havana, Cuba]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games – Men's long jump|8.26 m]]
|-
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|9th
|Long jump
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|7.94 m]]
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|5th
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|8.08 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto, Canada]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Long jump
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.98 m]]
|-
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|15th (q)
|Long jump
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|7.86 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]
|[[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results#Long jump|7.85 m]]
|-
|1994
|[[1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Long jump|7.82 m]] (w)
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|[[Mar del Plata, Argentina]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Men's long jump|8.23 m]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|21st (q)
|Long jump
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|7.84 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|[[1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics|Ibero-American Championships]]
|[[Medellín, Colombia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|[[1996 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results#Long jump|8.28 m]] (w)
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, United States]]
|31st (q)
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|7.65 m]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics|Central American and Caribbean Championships]]
|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|8.01 m (w)
|}
<sup>1</sup>Representing the Americas

==References==
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