Daniel Pineda Contreras (born 19 September 1985) is a Chilean track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.

Born in Talcahuano, Concepción,[1][2] Pineda won his first international long jumping title at the 2002 South American Youth Championships in Athletics.

[3] After a break from athletics, he moved to the Chilean capital to train with Club Atlético Santiago in 2006 and appeared at the top level of senior competition in 2007.

[4] Pineda made much progression in the 2010 season: he had a jump of 7.76 m in Medellín in April then broke the Chilean record at the national championships the following month, winning his fourth straight title with a clearance of 7.97 m.[1] At the end of May, he edged this a centimetre further in La Paz.

[4] At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara he delivered one of the best performances of his career: he jumped 7.97 m in the final to finish runner-up behind Venezuela's Víctor Castillo.