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Lázaro Betancourt
Lázaro Betancourt (born 18 March 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. Betancourt won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1984 AAA Championships The 1984 AAA Championships sponsored by ( U-Bix) was the 1984 edition of the annual outdoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on runnin .... Achievements References * 1963 births Living people Cuban male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Doping cases in athletics Pan American Games silver medalists in at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The Friendship Games
Athletics at the Friendship Games was contested in 41 events, 24 events by men and 17 by women. Men competed at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (now Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow, Soviet Union between 17 and 18 August, while women's events took place at the Evžen Rošický Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ... between 16 and 18 August 1984. One new world record was set, by East German Irina Meszynski in women's discus throw, with 73.36 m. As of 2024, it still ranks Meszynski sixth on the world all-time list. P. 3 In an unusual feat, Alberto Juantorena (Cuba) and Ryszard Ostrowski (Poland) both crossed the finish line at exactly the same moment in the men's 800 metres. After the officials were unable to split them usi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1990 Central American And Caribbean Games – Results
These are the full results of the athletics competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place between 28 November and 2 December 1990, at the Estadio OlÃmpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico. Men's results 100 metres Heats – 28 NovemberWind:Heat 1: +2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +2.9 m/s Final – 29 NovemberWind: +5.3 m/s 200 metres Heats – 30 NovemberWind:Heat 1: +0.7 m/s, Heat 2: +1.5 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s Final – 1 DecemberWind: -0.3 m/s 400 metres Heats – 29 November Final – 30 November 800 metres Heats – 30 December Final – 1 December 1500 metres 29 November 5000 metres 30 November 10,000 metres 28 November Marathon 2 December 110 metres hurdles 2 DecemberWind: +1.7 m/s 400 metres hurdles 29 November 3000 metres steeplechase 2 December 4 × 100 metres relay 30 November 4 × 400 metres relay 30 November 20 kilometres walk 28 November 50 kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1990 Central American And Caribbean Games
The track and field competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Estadio OlÃmpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, between 28 November and 2 December. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participation * (3) * (1) * (7) * (2) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (20) * (2) * (60) * (3) * (7) * (11) * (2) * (5) * (21) * (30) * (4) * (4) * (2) * (44) * (9) * (4) * (1) * (4) * (2) * (11) * (14) * (7) See also *1990 in athletics (track and field) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place from 22 to 24 July 1988 at Estadio OlÃmpico in Mexico City, Mexico. Different versions of the sprint results were published, because the fully automatic electronic timing system was malfunctioning. The first version displayed below on the left hand side was officially used to determine the athletes qualifying for the finals (best times, q). Later, there was a second version (not displayed). In December 1988, British statistician Richard Hymans published a revised version for the IAAF and the ATFS where many times were corrected. These numbers are displayed below in parentheses. Finally, there were a couple of hand timing results (Heat 1, 110m hurdles men, Heat 1 and 2 200m women; also displayed below in parentheses), because the officials noticed a defect in the electronic timing system during the event. Men's results 100 meters Heat 1 – 22 July Wind: +0.7 m/s Heat 2 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network, Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 Boroughs of Mexico City, boroughs or , which are in turn divided into List of neighborhoods in Mexico City, neighborhoods or . The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the list of largest cities#List, sixth-largest metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Ibero-American Championships In Athletics
The 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''III Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the third edition of the international athletics (sport), athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 22–24 July. A total of forty events were contested, of which 22 by male and 18 by female athletes.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-11-13. A total of 371 athletes and 20 nations took part in the three-day competition. All performances were set at high altitude, which aided athletes in most events (compared to performing at lower climes) with the exception of long-distance running events. Three new events were introduced at the 1988 edition of the competition: the women's 10,000 metres, women's marathon and women's 10,000 m race walk. The men's marathon race returned to the Ibero-American Championships after a break in 1986. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1986 Central American And Caribbean Games – Results
These are the full results of the athletics competition at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place between 29 June and 4 July 1986, at the Estadio La Barranquita in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Men's results 100 metres Heats – 29 JuneWind:Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s Semifinals – 29 JuneWind:Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.4 m/s Final – 30 JuneWind: -1.6 m/s 200 metres Heats – 2 JulyWind:Heat 1: -0.6 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s Semifinals – 2 JulyWind:Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s Final – 3 JulyWind: ? m/s 400 metres Heats – 1 July Semifinals – 1 July Final – 2 July 800 metres Heats – 3 July Final – 3 July 1500 metres Heats – 30 June Final – 2 July 5000 metres 1 July 10,000 metres 29 June Marathon 4 July 110 metres hurdles Heats – 2 JulyWind:Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Santiago de los Caballeros ("James, son of Zebedee, Saint James of the Knights"), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of Santiago Province (Dominican Republic), Santiago Province and the largest major metropolis in the Cibao region of the country. Santiago is the largest Caribbean city that is not a capital city, and the largest non-coastal metropolis in the Caribbean islands. It is approximately northwest of the capital, Santo Domingo, with an average altitude of . The city has a population of 1,074,684 inhabitants (2022). Santiago's metropolitan area population composed by the municipalities of Santiago-Licey al Medio, Licey Al Medio-Baitoa-Tamboril, Dominican Republic, Tamboril-Puñal-Villa González is 1,261,852 as of 2022, making it the Dominican Republic's second-largest. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the Americas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1986 Central American And Caribbean Games
The athletics competition in the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It was the first time that women's 10,000 metres, marathon and racewalking events were held. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References * * * {{Central American and Caribbean Games Athletics 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ... C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 IAAF World Indoor Games – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and gained official st ... was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 18 January. (February 1985, p31) Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:1985 IAAF World Indoor Games 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games, Triple Triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
