Lázaro Eduardo Borges Reid (born June 19, 1986) is a Cuban pole vaulter.
Biography Borges was born in Marianao, La Habana. He has represented Cuba at 2008 Summer Olympics, but failed to 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.
He improved the Cuban indoor pole vault record in 2012 and cleared 5.72 m at the Pole Vault Stars meet.Ramsak, Bob (2012-02-12). In post-injury comeback, Lavillenie tops 5.82m in Donetsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was trying to qualify for the final, when his pole broke into three large pieces (and at least two small ones) during his attempt to clear 5.35 m.
Achievements Representing 2005ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba1st5.00 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas 1st4.80 m2006NACAC Under-23 ChampionshipsSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd5.25 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia –NM2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil – NM2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1st5.50 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China –NM2009ALBA GamesLa Habana, Cuba1st5.20 m2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 1st5.60 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea 2nd5.90 m (NR)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 1st5.80 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey5th5.70 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom16th (q)5.50 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (q)5.40 m2014Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico2nd5.15 m ACentral American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1st5.30 m A2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada5th5.40 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica –NM2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1st5.30 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru10th5.16 m
Personal bests EventBestVenueDateOutdoorPole vault5.90 m NRDaegu, South KoreaAugust 29, 2011IndoorPole vault5.72 m NRDonetsk, UkraineFebruary 11, 2012
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