| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lester Alcides Lescay Gay |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Born | (2001-10-15) 15 October 2001 (age 23) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | long jump |
Lester Alcides Lescay Gay (born 15 October 2001) is a Cuban athlete who competes in the long jump.
He won silver at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships long jump competition behind teammate Maikel Vidal.
He won gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics long jump competition.
Lescay was included in Cuba's squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics based on his 8.28m jump on the 23 February 2020 in Camagüey. It was the fourth longest men's senior outdoor long jump of 2020. It also placed him tenth on the Cuban all-time list, as well as the sixth u20 in the world of all time.
References
- "Lester Alcides LESCAY GAY | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
- "Clinch crowned decathlon champion at World Under-18 Athletics Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. July 13, 2017.
- "Athletics Podium". Athletics Podium.
- "Long Jump Result | 3rd Youth Olympic Games". www.worldathletics.org.
- "DTCNews: Thirteen Cuban Athletes Classified for Tokyo-2020". www.dtcuba.com.
- "Long Jump - men - senior - outdoor - 2020". worldathletics.org.
- Rodés, Dary's Steyners / Juan Daniel Santana (July 28, 2020). "Lester Lescay Gay: "La vida me hizo para saltar"".
| Youth Olympic champions in athletics – boys' long jump | |
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| Bold: Olympic medalists in athletics |
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