Cuban triple jumper (born 1982)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Betanzos and the second or maternal family name is
Francis .
Yoandri Betanzos
Personal information Full name Yoandri Betanzos Francis Born (1982-02-15 ) February 15, 1982 (age 43) Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 71 kg (157 lb) Sport Country Cuba Sport Athletics Event
Triple jump Updated on 21 June 2013
Yoandri (orYoandris ) Betanzos Francis (born February 15, 1982, inSantiago de Cuba ) is aCuban athlete competing in thetriple jump .
Early life and career [ edit ] 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 hometownSantiago de Cuba . A couple of hours later, she gave birth to her son.[citation needed
Later, he moved toCiego 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 byJavier Sotomayor .[citation needed As he was not tall enough, his coaches proposed to change to triple jump.[ 1]
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, behindYoelbi Quesada ,Lázaro Betancourt ,Aliecer Urrutia ,Pedro Pichardo , andAlexis Copello .[ 2]
Year Competition Venue Position Notes RepresentingCuba 1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz , Poland2nd 15.83 m(wind: +0.1 m/s) 2000 World Junior Championships Santiago , Chile2nd 16.34 m (wind: +0.5 m/s) 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala2nd 16.64 m A (wind: +0.2 m/s) Universiade Beijing ,China 5th 16.86 m w (wind: +2.7 m/s) Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe , Argentina1st 16.47 m(wind: -0.8 m/s) 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic1st 17.26 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) World Championships Paris , France2nd 17.28 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary3rd 17.36 m Ibero-American Championships Huelva ,Spain 1st[ 3] 17.18 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) Olympic Games Athens , Greece4th 17.47 m (wind: +. m/s) 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau , Bahamas1st 17.33 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s) World Championships Helsinki , Finland2nd 17.52 m (wind: +1.2 m/s) 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow , Russia3rd 17.42 m Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena , Colombia1st 17.46 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil3rd 16.90 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) World Championships Osaka , Japan20th (q) 16.54 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) 2009 ALBA Games Havana ,Cuba 2nd 17.65 m(wind: +1.4 m/s) Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 17.24 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) World Championships Berlin , Germany17th (q) 16.77 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha , Qatar2nd 17.69 m (wind: +. m/s) Ibero-American Championships San Fernando , Spain2nd 17.19 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) 2011 World Championships Daegu , South Korea11th 16.67 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico2nd 16.54 m A (wind: +0.4 m/s) 1st 2:59.43 min A 2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto , Venezuela1st 16.75 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s) Olympic Games London ,United Kingdom 23rd 16.22 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)
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