Yoandri (or Yoandris) Betanzos Francis (born February 15, 1982, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.
Early life and career They say, he was almost born on the track: His mother, Cuban sprinter Amarailis Francis, suffered from a heavy abdominal pain during her daily practice, and was immediately transferred to a hospital in her hometown Santiago de Cuba. A couple of hours later, she gave birth to her son.
Later, he moved to Ciego de Ávila, the hometown of his father, Cuban boxer Álvaro Betanzos, and started his sports career following in his father's footsteps as a boxer. After about a year, he changed to athletics, firstly competing as a high jumper. In 1993, he became Cuban national champion in his age group setting a new record of 1.86 m, beating the old mark set by Javier Sotomayor. As he was not tall enough, his coaches proposed to change to triple jump.
Personal bests His personal best outdoor jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana. As of 21 June 2013, this result places him sixth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Pedro Pichardo, and Alexis Copello. EventBestVenueDateOutdoorHigh jump2.10 mLong jump6.10 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) Castellón28 June 2011Triple jump17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s) Havana25 April 2009IndoorLong jump7.51 m Bratislava30 January 2011Triple jump17.69 m Doha14 March 2010
Achievements Representing 1999World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd15.83 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)2000World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd16.34 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)2001Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd16.64 m A (wind: +0.2 m/s)UniversiadeBeijing, China5th16.86 m w (wind: +2.7 m/s)Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 1st16.47 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st17.26 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)World ChampionshipsParis, France 2nd17.28 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd17.36 mIbero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1stOut of competition performance ineligible for medals.17.18 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)Olympic GamesAthens, Greece4th17.47 m (wind: +. m/s)2005Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st17.33 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 2nd17.52 m (wind: +1.2 m/s)2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia 3rd17.42 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 1st17.46 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd16.90 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan20th (q)16.54 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba2nd17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s)Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 2nd17.24 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (q)16.77 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 2nd17.69 m (wind: +. m/s)Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 2nd17.19 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea11th16.67 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 2nd16.54 m A (wind: +0.4 m/s)1st2:59.43 min A2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 1st16.75 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom23rd16.22 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)
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Tilastopaja biography