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Lázaro Betancourt

Lázaro Betancourt

Cuban triple jumper (born 1963)

For Cuban hurdler with the same name, see Lázaro Aristides 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.[1][2]

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  1. [1]
    Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2
  2. [2]
    Dubin, Charles S. (1990). Commission of Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance. Ottawa: Government of Canada Publications. ISBN 0-660-13610-4.



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