Lázaro Borges

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Lázaro Borges
Personal information
Full nameLázaro Eduardo Borges Reid
Born (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 37)
Athletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.90m
Updated on 25 December 2014.

Lázaro Eduardo Borges Reid (born June 19, 1986) is Cuban pole vaulter.[1]

Biography

Borges was born in

La Habana. He has represented Cuba at 2008 Summer Olympics, but failed to advance to the Final. Borges won silver medal in 2011 World Championships with 5.90m, setting new Cuban record.[2][3] His personal best before the competition was 5.75m.[4]

He improved the Cuban indoor pole vault record in 2012 and cleared 5.72 m at the Pole Vault Stars meet.[5]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was trying to qualify for the final, when his pole broke into three large pieces (and at least two small ones) during his attempt to clear 5.35 m.[6]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Cuba
2005 ALBA Games
La Habana, Cuba
1st 5.00 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Bahamas
1st 4.80 m
2006
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 5.25 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia
NM
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NM
2008
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia 1st 5.50 m
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
NM
2009 ALBA Games
La Habana, Cuba
1st 5.20 m
2010
Ibero-American Championships
San Fernando, Spain 1st
5.60 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 2nd
NR
)
Pan American Games
Guadalajara, Mexico
1st 5.80 m
2012 World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
5th 5.70 m
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
16th (q) 5.50 m
2013 World Championships
Moscow, Russia
21st (q) 5.40 m
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 2nd 5.15 m A
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 1st 5.30 m A
2015 Pan American Games
Toronto, Canada
5th 5.40 m
NACAC Championships
San José, Costa Rica
NM
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
Barranquilla, Colombia
1st 5.30 m
2019 Pan American Games
Lima, Peru
10th 5.16 m

Personal bests

Event Best Venue Date
Outdoor
Pole vault 5.90 m AR Daegu, South Korea August 29, 2011
Indoor
Pole vault 5.72 m AR Donetsk, Ukraine February 11, 2012

References

  1. ^ XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2016, retrieved June 24, 2013
  2. ^ Associated Press (August 29, 2011). "Wojciechowski wins men's pole vault at worlds". ESPN. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ^ Martin, David (August 29, 2011). "Pole Vault - Final - Wojciechowski's tactical decision helps him snatch Pole Vault title". IAAF. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Pole Vault - Final - Start List" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  5. ^ Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
  6. ^ "Olympics athletics: Cuban suffers pole fault in London". BBC Sport. August 8, 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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