Rubén Camino

Rubén Camino
Personal information
Born (1959-04-26) 26 April 1959
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1987 IndianapolisPole vault
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1982 HavanaPole vault
Gold medal – first place1986 SantiagoPole vault
Bronze medal – third place1978 MedellinPole vault

Rubén Marcelino Camino Herrera (born 26 April 1959) is a retired Cuban pole vaulter.

Highly successful on the regional scene, he won the bronze medal at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, then a string of gold medals at the 1979 and 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. Following a bronze at the 1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships he again won the 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, took the bronze medal at the 1986 Ibero-American Championships and the silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.[1][2][3][4] He also represented the Americas at the 1981 IAAF World Cup, finishing seventh.[5]

His personal best jump was 5.50 metres, achieved at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ibero American Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 Rubén Camino at World Athletics