Lázaro Borges
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Lázaro Borges is Cuba
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He has represented Cuba at 2008 Summer Olympics
, but he didn't advance to the Final. Borges won silver medal in 2011 World Championships
with 5.90m, setting new Cuban record. His personal best before the competition was 5.75m.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er.
He has represented Cuba at 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, but he didn't advance to the Final. Borges won silver medal in 2011 World Championships
2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 29.Defending champion and Olympic champion Steven Hooker came into the meet injured...
with 5.90m, setting new Cuban record. His personal best before the competition was 5.75m.
Achievements
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| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... , Bahamas |
1st | 4.80 m |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the three-day competition, six championship records were broken... |
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1st | 5.50 m 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results These are the official results of the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics which took place on July 4–6, 2009 in Cali, Colombia.Note: There were some guest athletes from countries not eligible to participate competing... |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships 2010 Ibero-American Championships The 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain from 4–6 June. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes... |
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1st | 5.60 m |
| 2011 | World Championships 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011.... |
Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
2nd | 5.90 m 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 29.Defending champion and Olympic champion Steven Hooker came into the meet injured... (NR Cuban records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF... ) |
| Pan American Games Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletics competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 23 to October 30 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary Guadalajara Circuit and Route and the Pan American Marathon circuit respectively... |
Guadalajara, Mexico | 1st | 5.80 m | |
Personal bests
| Event | Best | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pole Vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
5.90 m | Daegu Daegu Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
August 29, 2011 |