Lester Benjamin

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Lester Benjamin
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Born (1963-09-14) 14 September 1963 (age 62)
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Sport Athletics
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Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is an Antiguan and Barbudan retired long jumper. [1]

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Representing the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team, Benjamin won the 1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 4 × 100 m relay. [2]

Benjamin competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1987 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games.

His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Baton Rouge. This is the national record. [3]

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1978 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 2ndTriple jump14.11 m
1979 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 4th100 m11.47
2ndLong jump6.93 m
2ndTriple jump14.38 m
1980 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Hamilton, Bermuda 4thLong jump6.99 m
2ndTriple jump15.11 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 8th100 m
1stLong jump7.01 m
1981 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd100 m10.6
6thLong jump6.88 m
2ndTriple jump15.28 m
1982 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 3rd100 m10.74
2ndLong jump7.20 m
1stTriple jump15.32 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados3rd100 m10.60
2ndLong jump7.53 m
1stTriple jump15.83 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland15thLong jump 7.81 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States15thLong jump 7.57 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy—Long jump NM

References

  1. ↑ Lester Benjamin. Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  2. ↑ "Track and Field History". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Antiguan and Barbudan athletics records Archived 26 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine


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