Lester Benjamin

Lester Benjamin

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Antigua and Barbuda
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1980 Nassau	Long jump
	1982 Bridgetown	Triple jump
	1982 Bridgetown	Long jump
	1982 Bridgetown	100 m
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
	1982 Kingston	Triple Jump
	1980 Hamilton	Triple Jump
	1981 Nassau	100m
	1981 Nassau	Triple Jump
	1982 Kingston	Long Jump
	1982 Kingston	100m
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17)
	1978 Nassau	Triple Jump
	1979 Kingston	Long Jump
	1979 Kingston	Triple Jump

Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Antiguan and Barbudan long jumper.

Career

He competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1987 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. Benjamin finished fourth in the long jump at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games.

His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Baton Rouge. This is the national record.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Antigua and Barbuda
1978	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	Triple jump	14.11 m
1979	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Kingston, Jamaica	4th	100 m	11.47
			2nd	Long jump	6.93 m
			2nd	Triple jump	14.38 m
1980	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	4th	Long jump	6.99 m
			2nd	Triple jump	15.11 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	100 m
			1st	Long jump	7.01 m
1981	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	100 m	10.6
			6th	Long jump	6.88 m
			2nd	Triple jump	15.28 m
1982	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	100 m	10.74
			2nd	Long jump	7.20 m
			1st	Triple jump	15.32 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	3rd	100 m	10.60
			2nd	Long jump	7.53 m
			1st	Triple jump	15.83 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	15th	Long jump	7.81 m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	15th	Long jump	7.57 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	—	Long jump	NM

References

• Lester Benjamin at IAAF