Lester Benjamin
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is an Antiguan and Barbudan retired long jumper.[1]
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
| 1978 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.11 m |
| 1979 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | 100 m | 11.47 |
| 2nd | Long jump | 6.93 m | |||
| 2nd | Triple jump | 14.38 m | |||
| 1980 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 4th | Long jump | 6.99 m |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.11 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 8th | 100 m | ||
| 1st | Long jump | 7.01 m | |||
| 1981 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 100 m | 10.6 |
| 6th | Long jump | 6.88 m | |||
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.28 m | |||
| 1982 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 100 m | 10.74 |
| 2nd | Long jump | 7.20 m | |||
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.32 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | 100 m | 10.60 | |
| 2nd | Long jump | 7.53 m | |||
| 1st | Triple jump | 15.83 m | |||
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | Long jump | 7.81 m |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 15th | Long jump | 7.57 m |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | Long jump | NM |
References
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- ↑ Lester Benjamin. Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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External links
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Antigua and Barbuda male sprinters
- Antigua and Barbuda male long jumpers
- Antigua and Barbuda male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Antigua and Barbuda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Antigua and Barbuda
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Georgia Bulldogs men's track and field athletes