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Lázaro Betancourt

Lázaro Betancourt

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Birth dateMar 18, 1963
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Lázaro Betancourt (born 18 March 1963) is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba.

Best known for his silver medal at the 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. Betancourt won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1984 AAA Championships.

PB

Personal bests

17.57

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
1993
TJ
16.88+0.3May 23, 1993
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1992
TJ
16.88-0.6May 13, 1992
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1991
TJ
16.54-May 10, 1991
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1990
TJ
16.99+0.0Mar 17, 1990
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1989
TJ
16.88-Jul 15, 1989
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1988
TJ
17.38+1.8Aug 6, 1988
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1986
TJ
17.78+0.6Jun 15, 1986
↓
Santiago de Cuba (CUB)
1985
TJ
17.57+0.5Mar 23, 1985
↓
La Habana (CUB)
1984
TJ
17.45+0.1Aug 26, 1984
↓
Köln (GER)
1983
TJ
17.50+3.0May 22, 1983
↓
Formia (ITA)
1982
TJ
16.64+0.2Aug 12, 1982
↓
La Habana (CUB)

1993

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.88+0.3May 23La Habana

1992

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.88-0.6May 13La Habana

1991

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.54-May 10La Habana NC, La Habana

1990

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.41-Jul 2Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
TJ
16.84+1.6Jun 20Bratislava
TJ
16.35-Jun 2Sofia
TJ
16.99+0.0Mar 17La Habana

1989

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.88-Jul 15La Habana
TJ
16.24-May 13La Habana
TJ
16.46-Mar 12La Habana
TJ
16.13-Feb 17La Habana

1988

8 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
17.38+1.8Aug 6La Habana
TJ
16.53-Jul 24Ciudad de México Ibero-American Championships, Ciudad de México
TJ
16.37-Jul 10Nice
TJ
16.75-Jul 5Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
TJ
17.03+1.2Jun 24Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
TJ
16.54-Jun 19Kvarnsveden
TJ
16.92-Jun 15Schwechat
TJ
16.34-Jun 8Bratislava

1986

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
17.78+0.6Jun 15-
TJ
17.25-0.3May 28-
TJ
17.45+1.5Feb 23Santiago de Cuba

1985

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
17.57+0.5Mar 23La Habana
TJ
17.30-Feb 3Torino (i)
TJ
17.15-Jan 18IAAF World Indoor Games, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i)

1984

15 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
17.03-Sep 7London
TJ
17.39+0.0Sep 4Paris
TJ
17.45+0.1Aug 26Köln
TJ
17.14-1.6Aug 24Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Bruxelles
TJ
17.37+0.5Aug 20Budapest GP, Budapest
TJ
17.18+1.0Aug 18Friendship Games, Moskva
TJ
17.37+1.8Jun 17Stuttgart
TJ
17.34+1.7Jun 10Sochi Znamenskiy Memorial, Sochi
TJ
16.93-Jun 10Gateshead
TJ
17.29+0.1May 26Bratislava
TJ
17.43+2.0May 19La Habana
TJ
17.14-Feb 10La Habana
TJ
16.64-Feb 6La Habana
TJ
16.88-Feb 1La Habana
TJ
16.73-Jan 28La Habana

1983

7 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.75-Aug 27Caracas Pan American Games, Caracas
TJ
17.40-Jul 30Formia
TJ
17.40-Jul 30-
TJ
16.58-Jul 24La Habana
TJ
17.50+3.0May 22La Habana
TJ
17.18+1.5May 22La Habana
TJ
16.66-Mar 13San Juan

1982

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
TJ
16.64+0.2Aug 12La Habana

Honours

No medals