Lester Lescay
Lester Alcides Lescay Gay (born 15 October 2001) is a Cuban athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]
He won silver at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships long jump competition behind teammate .[2]
He won gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics long jump competition.[3][4]
Lescay was included in Cuba’s squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics based on his 8.28m jump on the 23 February 2020 in Camagüey.[5] It was the fourth longest men’s senior outdoor long jump of 2020.[6] It also placed him tenth on the Cuban all time list, as well as the sixth u20 in the world of all time.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Lester Alcides LESCAY GAY | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Clinch crowned decathlon champion at World Under-18 Athletics Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium.
- ^ "Long Jump Result | 3rd Youth Olympic Games". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "DTCNews: Thirteen Cuban Athletes Classified for Tokyo-2020". www.dtcuba.com.
- ^ "Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2020". worldathletics.org.
- ^ Rodés, Dary's Steyners / Juan Daniel Santana (July 28, 2020). "Lester Lescay Gay: "La vida me hizo para saltar"".
Categories:
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Cuban male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Cuba
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Cuba
- Cuban athletics biography stubs