Armando Herrera Leal (born May 25, 1955) is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in Moscow, USSR (1980) with a leap of 16.03 meters. He was also the silver medallist in the event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1983, Herrera retired from athletics.
His younger brother, Alejandro Herrera, was also a triple jumper.
His personal bests in the event is 16.85 metres set in 1980.
International competitions Representing 1974Central American and Caribbean GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2ndTriple jump16.37 m (w)1975Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico6thTriple jump16.35 m1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada19th (q)Triple jump15.98 m1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet Union11thTriple jump16.03 m
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