Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is an Antiguan and Barbudan retired

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er. Representing the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team, Benjamin won the 1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the

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. Benjamin competed at the 1983 World Championships, the

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and the 1987 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games. His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in May 1984 in

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. This is the national record.Antiguan and Barbudan athletics records

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* 1963 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda male sprinters Antigua and Barbuda male long jumpers Antigua and Barbuda male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Antigua and Barbuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda World Athletics Championships athletes for Antigua and Barbuda NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field athletes {{Antigua-athletics-bio-stub