Lázaro Betancourt

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For Cuban hurdler with the same name, see Lázaro Aristides Betancourt.

Lázaro Betancourt (born March 18, 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.

Achievements

Representing Cuba
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	Triple jump
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	Triple jump
1983	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Triple jump
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Triple jump
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2nd	Triple jump
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Triple jump

References

Lázaro Betancourt profile at IAAF

Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's Triple Jump

1926: Sergio Macías (CUB)
1930: Manuel Suárez (CUB)
1935: Orlando Bello (CUB)
1938: Juan Rafael Palmer (PUR)
1946: Francisco Castro (PUR)
1950: Reinaldo Salamo (PUR)
1954: Víctor Hernández (CUB)
1959: Pedro Camacho (PUR)
1962: Mahoney Samuels (JAM)
1966: Tim Barrett (BAH)
1970 – 1974: Pedro Pérez (CUB)
1978 – 1982: Steve Hanna (BAH)
1986 – 1990: Lázaro Betancourt (CUB)
1993 – 1998: Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)
2002: Alvin Rentería (COL)
2006: Yoandri Betanzos (CUB)
2010: Leevan Sands (BAH)

Persondata
Name	Betancourt, Lazaro
Alternative names
Short description	Cuban triple jumper
Date of birth	March 18, 1963
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