Eugenio Balanqué

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Balanqué and the second or maternal family name is Llópiz.

Eugenio Balanqué Llópiz (born 20 December 1968) is a retired Cuban decathlete. He won the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and took silver medals at the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, without success.

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
Representing  Cuba
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 2nd Decathlon
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st Decathlon
Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd Decathlon
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd Decathlon
Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Decathlon
1996 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 13th Decathlon
Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA 25th Decathlon
1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st Decathlon
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd Decathlon
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 4th Decathlon
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia DNF Decathlon
2002 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 9th Decathlon

References

  • 1930 – 1966: Pentathlon
  • 1970 – 2006: Decathlon
  • 1930: Alberto Fernández (CUB)
  • 1935: Felipe Orellana (GUA)
  • 1938: Salvador Torrós (PUR)
  • 1946: Néstor Marchany (PUR)
  • 1950: Amador Terán (MEX)
  • 1954: Brígido Iriarte (VEN)
  • 1958: Rodolfo Mijares (MEX)
  • 1962: Héctor Thomas (VEN)
  • 1966: Jorge García (PUR)
  • 1970 – 1974: Jesús Mirabal (CUB)
  • 1978: Rigoberto Salazar (CUB)
  • 1982: Liston Boschette (PUR)
  • 1986: Ernesto Betancourt (CUB)
  • 1990: Miguel Valle (CUB)
  • 1993: Eugenio Balanqué (CUB)
  • 1998: Raúl Duany (CUB)
  • 2002: Not held
  • 2006: Alexis Chivás (CUB)
  • 2010: Maurice Smith (JAM)