Luis Lucumí Explained

Birth Name:	Luis Carlos Lucumí
Birth Date:	25 December 1958
Sport:	Athletics

Luis Carlos Lucumí (born 25 December 1958) is a Colombian former javelin thrower.^[1]

Lucumí had a personal best throw of 77.80m, set when he won the 1989 South American Championships in Medellín, which remained a South American record for six years.^[2] He was a bronze medalist at the 1991 Pan American Games, won gold at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and was a three-time Bolivarian Games champion.^{[3] [4]}

International competitions

Representing
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw (old)	70.22 m
	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw (old)	71.12 m
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw (old)	77.98 m
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw (old)	70.64 m
1987	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	72.46 m
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th	Javelin throw	68.06 m
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	71.12 m
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	77.80 m
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	72.74 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	Javelin throw	74.82 m
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	74.42 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Javelin throw	77.38 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	35th (q)	Javelin throw	70.48 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw	74.74 m
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	73.26 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	73.54 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	74.58 m
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	75.40 m
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	76.82 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Javelin throw	73.68 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	Javelin throw	74.00 m
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Peru	bgcolor=gold	1st	Javelin throw	74.72 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	5th	Javelin throw	72.04 m
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Javelin throw	73.58 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Javelin throw	65.20 m

Notes and References

1. News: Luis Carlos Lucumi . . 18 February 1993 . Spanish.
2. News: Buen Recuerdo Y Una Promesa Para El Futuro . . 2 September 1991 . Spanish.
3. News: Dos De Oro En La Despedida . . 1 July 1991 . Spanish.
4. News: Más de 500 medallas del atletismo colombiano en Juegos Bolivarianos . . 21 November 2017 . Spanish.