Lester Benjamin

Lester Benjamin (born September 14, 1963 ) is a former long jumper and sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda .

In 1983 he reached the quarter-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki over 100 m and was eliminated in the long jump in qualification. At the Pan American Games in Caracas , he was fourth in the long jump.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he failed in the long jump in the first round and reached the semi-finals in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

In 1987 he came in 14th place in the long jump of the World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis . In the same discipline he was fourth again at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis , while he failed to qualify at the World Cup in Rome .

Personal best

• 100 m: 10.33 s, May 12, 1984, Baton Rouge
• Long jump: 8.02 m, May 12, 1984, Baton Rouge (national record)
  • Hall: 7.92 m, January 21, 1988, Johnson City (national record)
• Triple jump : 15.96 m, August 1st 1982, Barquisimeto

Web links

• Lester Benjamin in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Lester Benjamin in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )