Lázaro 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.

Betancourt won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1984 AAA Championships.

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