Lester Lescay

Lester Alcides Lescay Gay (born 15 October 2001) is a Cuban-born-Spanish athlete who competes in the long jump. From January 2025 he competes for Spain. He was a bronze medalist at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Biography He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, finishing behind teammate Maikel Vidal. He won gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics long jump competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina with a jump of 7.79 metres. Later that year, and still aged 16 years-old, Lescay achieved a new personal best of 7.91 meters in Havana. It was the fourth longest men's senior outdoor long jump worldwide in 2020. It placed him tenth on the Cuban all-time list, as well as the sixth overall for an under-20 athlete of-all-time. Lescay was included in Cuba's squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. At the Games, he jumped 7.69 metres without professing through to the final.

He defected from Cuba in 2022 after taking part in a competition in Belgrade, Serbia. He started to compete in Spain for Facsa Playas de Castellón athletics club. He jumped a new personal best of 8.35 meters on June 23, 2024, placing him in sixth position in the overall world rankings for that year.

From January 2025, he was cleared to compete internationally for Spain. He finished fourth with a jump of 8.06 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, qualifying for the final and placing eighth overall.

In August 2026, he placed tenth competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.

Personal life He is the nephew of fellow athlete Mabel Gay. He got married in Spain after defecting from Cuba in 2022.