Luis Lucumí

Luis Carlos Lucumí (born 25 December 1958) is a Colombian former javelin thrower.[1]

For the Paralympic athlete, see Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas.
Luis Lucumí
Personal information
Birth nameLuis Carlos Lucumí
Nationality Colombia
Born (1958-12-25) 25 December 1958
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1991 HavanaJavelin
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 PonceJavelin
Southern Cross Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Santa FeJavelin
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place1989 MaracaiboJavelin
Gold medal – first place1993 CochabambaJavelin
Gold medal – first place1997 ArequipaJavelin
Silver medal – second place1981 BarquisimetoJavelin

Lucumí had a personal best throw of 77.80m, set when he won the 1989 South American Championships in Medellín, which remained a South American record for six years.[2] He was a bronze medalist at the 1991 Pan American Games, won gold at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and was a three-time Bolivarian Games champion.[3][4]

References
  1. "Luis Carlos Lucumi". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 18 February 1993.
  2. "Buen Recuerdo Y Una Promesa Para El Futuro". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 September 1991.
  3. "Dos De Oro En La Despedida". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1 July 1991.
  4. "Más de 500 medallas del atletismo colombiano en Juegos Bolivarianos". El Espectador (in Spanish). 21 November 2017.
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