Paul Benavides

Paul Benavides

Personal information
Nationality	Mexican/American
Born	(1964-11-05) 5 November 1964 (age 60)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Pole vault
Club	UTEP Miners

Paul Benavides Breu (born 5 November 1964) is a Mexican former pole vaulter.

He finished fourth at the 1995 Pan American Games. ^[1] He also competed at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships without reaching the final. ^{[2] [3]}

His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in June 1994 in El Paso. ^[4] This was the Mexican record for many years. ^[5] It was surpassed by Giovanni Lanaro in 2007.

Benavides won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1990 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Results
2. "Men Pole Vailt World Championship 1993 Stuttgart (GER)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
3. "Men Pole Vault World Championship 1995 Goteborg (SWE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
4. All-Athletics.com
5. Mexico’s one man mission to Moscow aims for the heights
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.

External links

• Paul Benavides at World Athletics