Yoandri Betanzos
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Full name | Yoandri Betanzos Francis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba | February 15, 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 21 June 2013. |
Yoandri (or Yoandris) Betanzos Francis (born February 15, 1982 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.
Early life and career[]
They say, he was almost born on the track: His mother, Cuban sprinter Amarailis Francis, suffered from a heavy abdominal pain during her daily practice, and was immediately transferred to a hospital in her hometown Santiago de Cuba. A couple of hours later, she gave birth to her son.[1]
Later, he moved to Ciego de Ávila, the hometown of his father, Cuban boxer Álvaro Betanzos, and started his sports career following in his father's footsteps as a boxer. After about a year, he changed to athletics, firstly competing as a high jumper. In 1993, he became Cuban national champion in his age group setting a new record of 1.86 m, beating the old mark set by Javier Sotomayor.[1] As he was not tall enough, his coaches proposed to change to triple jump.[2]
Personal bests[]
His personal best outdoor jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana. As of 21 June 2013, this result places him sixth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Pedro Pichardo, and Alexis Copello.[3]
Event | Best | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
High jump | 2.10 m[2] | ||
Long jump | 6.10 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | ![]() |
28 June 2011 |
Triple jump | 17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) | ![]() |
25 April 2009 |
Indoor | |||
Long jump | 7.51 m | ![]() |
30 January 2011 |
Triple jump | 17.69 m | ![]() |
14 March 2010 |
Achievements[]
References[]
- ^ a b Yoandris Betanzos Francis (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved June 21, 2013
- ^ a b Clavelo, Javier (February 28, 2008), Focus on Athletes - Yoandri Betanzos, IAAF, retrieved June 21, 2013
- ^ Triple Jump - men - senior - outdoor - All time best, IAAF, retrieved June 21, 2013
- ^ Out of competition performance ineligible for medals.
External links[]
- Yoandri Betanzos at World Athletics
- Yoandri Betanzos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tilastopaja biography
- Ecured biography (in Spanish)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Cuban male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Cuba
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games