Lázaro Betancourt
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 March 1963 (age 61) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
Lázaro Betancourt (born 18 March 1963) is a retired male
1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he also won the Central American and Caribbean Games twice. In June 1986 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.78 metres, which puts him 14th place in the all-time performers list. In the same year Betancourt was suspended after he failed a drug test.[1][2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Cuba
| |||||
| 1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba
|
2nd | Triple jump | 16.64 m |
| 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela
|
2nd | Triple jump | 16.75 m |
Ibero-American Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
1st | Triple jump | 16.04 m (+0.6 m/s) | |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union
|
4th | Triple jump | 17.18 m |
| 1985 | World Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
2nd | Triple jump | 17.15 m |
| 1986 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santiago, Dominican Republic
|
2nd | Triple jump | 16.83 m |
| 1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México
|
4th | Triple jump | 16.53 m A |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.66 m A |
References
- ISBN 3-540-53742-2
- ISBN 0-660-13610-4.
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