Armando Herrera

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Armando Herrera
Personal information
Full nameArmando Herrera Leal
Born (1955-05-25) 25 May 1955 (age 70)
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event Long jump

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2ndTriple jump 16.37 m (w)
1975 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 6thTriple jump 16.35 m
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 19th (q)Triple jump 15.98 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 11thTriple jump 16.03 m

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