Pedro Damián Pérez Dueñas (; February 23, 1952 – July 18, 2018) was a
Cuban
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
er, who set the
world record
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in the men's triple jump event on August 5, 1971, jumping 17.40 metres, while still a 19-year-old Junior athlete, in the final of the
Pan American Games
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. His mark was a centimeter improvement over the three-year-old record of
Viktor Sanyeyev set as the last of 5 world record improvements during the 1968 Olympics emphasizing the
advantage of jumping at altitude. Cali, Colombia is also considered at altitude. While Sanyeyev reclaimed the record at sea level in
Sukhumi
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, the next record in succession by
João Carlos de Oliveira
João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" (May 28, 1954May 29, 1999) was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump.
Born in Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo De Oliveira won two Olympic bronze medals. His per ...
was also set at altitude in
Mexico City
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and lasted ten more years. While he was the standing world record holder during the 1972 Olympics, he only managed a 15.72 and did not get out of the qualifying round. He improved four years later, taking the early lead in the final before eventually finishing in fourth place. Also he is level 6 on Faceit in csgo!!
Pérez was born in
Pinar del Río, Cuba. He died on July 18, 2018 at the age of 66.
Achievements
References
External links
1971 Year Ranking
1952 births
2018 deaths
People from Pinar del Río
Cuban male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
Olympic athletes of Cuba
Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games
Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
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