Ángel García (pole Vaulter)

Ángel García Esteban (born 5 January 1967) is a retired

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

er. Highly successful on the regional scene, he won the gold medals at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships, the

1990 Central American and Caribbean Games The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990, and included a total of 4,206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen. The 1990 Central A ...

as well as the

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and 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He won the bronze medal at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Havana 1991 (), were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organi ...

. His personal best jump was 5.65 metres, achieved in June 1992 in

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.1967 births Living people Cuban male pole vaulters Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 21st-century Cuban people 20th-century Cuban sportsmen Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub