Lester Lescay

Lester Alcides Lescay Gay (born 15 October 2001) is a Cuban athlete who competes in the long jump.[1]

Lester Lescay
Personal information
Birth nameLester Alcides Lescay Gay
NationalityCuban
Born (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)long jump

He won silver at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships long jump competition behind teammate Maikel Vidal.[2]

He won gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics long jump competition.[3][4]

Lescay was included in Cuba's squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics based on his 8.28m jump on the 23 February 2020 in Camagüey.[5] It was the fourth longest men's senior outdoor long jump of 2020.[6] It also placed him tenth on the Cuban all-time list, as well as the sixth u20 in the world of all time.[7]

References
  1. "Lester Alcides LESCAY GAY | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
  2. "Clinch crowned decathlon champion at World Under-18 Athletics Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. July 13, 2017.
  3. "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium.
  4. "Long Jump Result | 3rd Youth Olympic Games". www.worldathletics.org.
  5. "DTCNews: Thirteen Cuban Athletes Classified for Tokyo-2020". www.dtcuba.com.
  6. "Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2020". worldathletics.org.
  7. Rodés, Dary's Steyners / Juan Daniel Santana (July 28, 2020). "Lester Lescay Gay: "La vida me hizo para saltar"".


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