Abelardo Pacheco

Abelardo Pacheco
Personal information
Full nameAbelardo Santiago Pacheco González
NicknameCuco
NationalityCuban
Born (1939-07-25) 25 July 1939
Havana, Cuba[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump

Abelardo Santiago Pacheco González (born 25 July 1939) is a retired Cuban who specialised in the long jump.[2] He won several medals at regional level. He later worked as an athletics coach.[3]

His personal best in the event was 7.77 metres set in Havana in 1965.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 3rd Long jump 7.16 m
1965 Universiade Budapest, Hungary 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.0 s
14th Long jump 6.97 m
1966 Central American and Caribbean Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd Long jump 7.55 m
1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 7th Long jump 7.17 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 1st Long jump 7.49 m
1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Panama City, Panama 1st Long jump 7.69 m
Universiade Turin, Italy 9th Long jump 7.52 m
1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships Kingston, Jamaica 3rd Long jump 7.19 m
Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 7th Long jump 7.38 m

References

  1. ^ EcuRed bio
  2. ^ Abelardo Pacheco at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  3. ^ "Abelardo "Cuco" Pacheco y la historia del salto largo cubano". Radio Coco (in Spanish). July 25, 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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