Yoandri Betanzos

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

Yoandri (or Yoandris) Betanzos Francis (born February 15, 1982, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.

Yoandri Betanzos

Personal information
Full name	Yoandri Betanzos Francis
Born	(1982-02-15) February 15, 1982 Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Cuba World Championships 2003 Paris Triple jump 2005 Helsinki Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha Triple jump 2004 Budapest Triple jump 2006 Moscow Triple jump Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Triple jump 2011 Guadalajara Triple jump 2007 Rio de Janeiro Triple jump
Updated on 21 June 2013

Early life and career

They say, he was almost born on the track: His mother, Cuban sprinter Amarailis Francis, suffered from a heavy abdominal pain during her daily practice, and was immediately transferred to a hospital in her hometown Santiago de Cuba. A couple of hours later, she gave birth to her son.

Later, he moved to Ciego de Ávila, the hometown of his father, Cuban boxer Álvaro Betanzos, and started his sports career following in his father's footsteps as a boxer. After about a year, he changed to athletics, firstly competing as a high jumper. In 1993, he became Cuban national champion in his age group setting a new record of 1.86 m, beating the old mark set by Javier Sotomayor. As he was not tall enough, his coaches proposed to change to triple jump.

Personal bests

His personal best outdoor jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana. As of 21 June 2013, this result places him sixth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Pedro Pichardo, and Alexis Copello.

Event	Best	Venue	Date
Outdoor
High jump	2.10 m
Long jump	6.10 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Castellón	28 June 2011
Triple jump	17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s)	Havana	25 April 2009
Indoor
Long jump	7.51 m	Bratislava	30 January 2011
Triple jump	17.69 m	Doha	14 March 2010

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Cuba
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	15.83 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	16.34 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	16.64 m A (wind: +0.2 m/s)
	Universiade	Beijing, China	5th	16.86 m w (wind: +2.7 m/s)
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	16.47 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1st	17.26 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	17.28 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	17.36 m
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	17.18 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	4th	17.47 m (wind: +. m/s)
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	17.33 m w (wind: +3.0 m/s)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	17.52 m (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	17.42 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	17.46 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	16.90 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	20th (q)	16.54 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	17.65 m (wind: +1.4 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	17.24 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (q)	16.77 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	17.69 m (wind: +. m/s)
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	17.19 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	11th	16.67 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	16.54 m A (wind: +0.4 m/s)
			1st	2:59.43 min A
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	16.75 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	23rd	16.22 m w (wind: +2.9 m/s)

External links

• Yoandri Betanzos at World Athletics
• Yoandri Betanzos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Tilastopaja biography