Lázaro 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. In the same year Betancourt was suspended after he failed a drug test.^[1][2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1982	Central American and Caribbean Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	Triple jump	16.64 m
1983	Pan American Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	Triple jump	16.75 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Triple jump	16.04 m (wind: +0.6m/s)
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Triple jump	17.15 m
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2nd	Triple jump	16.83 m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	4th	Triple jump	16.53 m A
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	Triple jump	16.66 m A

References

• Lázaro Betancourt profile at IAAF

1. Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2
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. ISBN 0-660-13610-4.