Javier Benítez (born 30 June 1976) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

former athlete specializing in the

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. He won multiple medals on continental level. His personal best jump is 5.40 metres from 2001. He retired from competition in 2011.Atletismo: Se retiro el garrochista Benitez
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Competition record

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* 1976 births Living people Argentine male pole vaulters Pan American Games athletes for Argentina Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub