Lázaro Betancourt Explained

Lázaro Betancourt
Country:Cuba
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
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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.[1] [2]

Achievements

Representing
1982Havana, Cuba2ndTriple jump16.64 m
1983Caracas, Venezuela2ndTriple jump16.75 m
Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.04 m (+0.6 m/s)
1984Moscow, Soviet Union4thTriple jump17.18 m
1985Paris, France2ndTriple jump17.15 m
1986Santiago, Dominican Republic2ndTriple jump16.83 m
1988Ibero-American ChampionshipsCiudad de México, México4thTriple jump16.53 m A
1990Mexico City, Mexico2ndTriple jump16.66 m A

References


Notes and References

  1. Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991,
  2. Dubin, Charles S. (1990). Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance. Ottawa: Government of Canada Publications. .

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