Armando Herrera
Cuban olympic triple jumper
Armando Herrera (born May 25, 1955) is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in Moscow, USSR (1980) with a leap of 16.03 meters. He was also the silver medallist in the event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games. In 1983, Herrera retired from athletics.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 19th | 15.98 m |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 11th | 16.03 m |