Lázaro Eduardo Borges Reid (born June 19, 1986) is a

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Biography

Borges was born in

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, 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

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, he was trying to qualify for the

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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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Borges, Lazaro 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 gold 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 Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) 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 sportsmen Cuban Athletics Championships winners