Lázaro Aristides Betancourt

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Betancourt and the second or maternal family name is Mella.

For the Cuban triple jumper born 1963, see Lázaro Betancourt.
Lázaro Betancourt
Betancourt (on the right, jumping) at a hurdle race in East Berlin in 1961
Personal information
Full nameLázaro Arístides Betancourt Mella
Born(1936-07-30)30 July 1936
Matanzas, Cuba
Died19 January 2025(2025-01-19) (aged 88)
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Ibero-American Games
1960 Santiago 110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
1962 Kingston 110 m hurdles
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo 110 m hurdles

Lázaro Arístides Betancourt Mella (30 July 1936 – 19 January 2025) was a Cuban hurdler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was third in the 1963 Pan American Games 110 metres hurdles. In the 1959 Pan American Games 110 metres hurdles he finished fifth.[1]

Betancourt died on 19 January 2025, at the age of 88.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States 22nd (h) 100 m 11.0
5th 110 m hurdles 14.6
5th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.5
1960 Ibero-American Games Santiago, Chile 1st 110 m hurdles 14.3
1961 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd (h) 110 m hurdles 14.541
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.2
1963 Pan American Games São Paulo, Brazil 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.3
6th 4 × 100 m relay 42.60
Universiade Porto Alegre, Brazil 7th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.73
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.37
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.23
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 4th 110 m hurdles 14.5 (w)
1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd 110 m hurdles 14.7
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.3

1Did not finish in the final

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lázaro Betancourt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Lázaro Arístides Betancourt, a key figure in Cuban athletics, has passed away". CiberCuba. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.


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