Yoandri Betanzos
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Full name | Yoandri Betanzos Francis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-02-15) February 15, 1982 (age 42) Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
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
References
External links
- Yoandri Betanzos at World Athletics
- Yoandri Betanzos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tilastopaja biography
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- 1951:
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (BRA)
- 1955:
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (BRA)
- 1959:
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (BRA)
- 1963:
Bill Sharpe (USA)
- 1967:
Charles Craig (USA)
- 1971:
Pedro Pérez (CUB)
- 1975:
João de Oliveira (BRA)
- 1979:
João de Oliveira (BRA)
- 1983:
Jorge Reyna (CUB)
- 1987:
Mike Conley (USA)
- 1991:
Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)
- 1995:
Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)
- 1999:
Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)
- 2003:
Yoandri Betanzos (CUB)
- 2007:
Jadel Gregório (BRA)
- 2011:
Alexis Copello (CUB)
- 2015:
Pedro Pichardo (CUB)
- 2019:
Omar Craddock (USA)
- 2023:
Lázaro Martínez (CUB)