Santiago Ford

Santiago Aldofo Ford (born 25 August 1997) is a Chilean decathlete. He was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Early and personal life
Ford was born in Cuba in 1997, and moved to Chile in 2018. He obtained Chilean citizenship on January 9, 2023. He based himself in La Granja, Chile.

Career
Competing for Cuba, he was fourth in 2016 in the decathlon at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

After moving from Cuba to Chile, he won the Chilean national title in the triple jump in 2021. At the 2023 South American Athletics Championship held in Sao Paulo, he won the silver in the decathlon event, with a new personal best score (7845). He was a gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games.