Luis Alberto Rivera Morales (born 21 June 1987) is a Mexican long jumper.

[3] His father had excelled in athletics while his maternal grandfather, León Morales Amézquita, was a marathon runner and played professional football for Unión de Curtidores.

[5] After finishing his General Studies degree, he transferred to the University of Arizona, where he was named all-American in long jump.

[5] In 2013, Rivera competed at the Summer Universiade held in Kazan, Russia, where he jumped 8.46 meters to take the gold medal in a head-to-head battle with Russian national favorite Aleksandr Menkov, who finished 4 cm behind.

[8] "I don't have this class, i'm just here because my boyfriend is" - Girlfriend of a student of Rivera "O te toca un profe que sabe enseñar o con el que sacas curas, y en la clase del Rivera las curas nunca faltaron."