Lázaro Eduardo Borges Reid (born June 19, 1986) is
Cuba
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pole vault
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Biography
Borges was born in
Marianao
Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (''municipio
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English languag ...
,
La Habana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. . He has represented Cuba at
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, but failed to
advance to the Final. Borges won silver medal in
2011 World Championships with 5.90m, setting new Cuban record. His personal best before the competition was 5.75m.
He improved the Cuban indoor pole vault record in 2012 and cleared 5.72 m at the
Pole Vault Stars meet.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, he was trying to qualify for the
final
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, when his pole broke into three large pieces (and at least two small ones) during his attempt to clear 5.35 m.
Achievements
Personal bests
References
External links
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Ecured biography (in Spanish)
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1986 births
Living people
Athletes from Havana
Cuban male pole vaulters
Olympic athletes for Cuba
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba
World Athletics Championships medalists
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
20th-century Cuban people
21st-century Cuban people