Yoandri Betanzos
Personal information | |
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Full name | Yoandri Betanzos Francis |
Born | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba | February 15, 1982
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Triple jump |
Medal record | |
Updated on 21 June 2013 |
Yoandri (or Yoandris) Betanzos Francis (born February 15, 1982, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.
Early life and career
[edit]They say, he was almost born on the track: His mother, Cuban sprinter Amarailis Francis, suffered from a heavy abdominal pain during her daily practice, and was immediately transferred to a hospital in her hometown Santiago de Cuba. A couple of hours later, she gave birth to her son.[citation needed]
Later, he moved to Ciego de Ávila, the hometown of his father, Cuban boxer Álvaro Betanzos, and started his sports career following in his father's footsteps as a boxer. After about a year, he changed to athletics, firstly competing as a high jumper. In 1993, he became Cuban national champion in his age group setting a new record of 1.86 m, beating the old mark set by Javier Sotomayor.[citation needed] As he was not tall enough, his coaches proposed to change to triple jump.[1]
Personal bests
[edit]His personal best outdoor jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana. As of 21 June 2013, this result places him sixth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Pedro Pichardo, and Alexis Copello.[2]
Event | Best | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
High jump | 2.10 m[1] | ||
Long jump | 6.10 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | ![]() | 28 June 2011 |
Triple jump | 17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) | ![]() | 25 April 2009 |
Indoor | |||
Long jump | 7.51 m | ![]() | 30 January 2011 |
Triple jump | 17.69 m | ![]() | 14 March 2010 |
Achievements
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Clavelo, Javier (February 28, 2008), Focus on Athletes - Yoandri Betanzos, IAAF, retrieved June 21, 2013
- ^ Triple Jump - men - senior - outdoor - All time best, IAAF, retrieved June 21, 2013
- ^ Out of competition performance ineligible for medals.