Luis Lucumí

For the Paralympic athlete, see Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas.

Luis Carlos Lucumí (born 25 December 1958) is a Colombian former javelin thrower.^[1]

Luis Lucumí

Personal information
Birth name	Luis Carlos Lucumí
Nationality	Colombia
Born	(1958-12-25) 25 December 1958 (age 65)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Pan American Games 1991 Havana Javelin Central American and Caribbean Games 1993 Ponce Javelin Southern Cross Games 1982 Santa Fe Javelin Bolivarian Games 1989 Maracaibo Javelin 1993 Cochabamba Javelin 1997 Arequipa Javelin 1981 Barquisimeto Javelin

Lucumí had a personal best throw of 77.80m, set when he won the 1989 South American Championships in Medellín, which remained a South American record for six years.^[2] He was a bronze medalist at the 1991 Pan American Games, won gold at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and was a three-time Bolivarian Games champion.^[3][4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Colombia
1981	South American Championships	La Paz, Bolivia	2nd	Javelin throw (old)	70.22 m
	Bolivarian Games	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	Javelin throw (old)	71.12 m
1982	Southern Cross Games	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	Javelin throw (old)	77.98 m
1985	South American Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	Javelin throw (old)	70.64 m
1987	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	Javelin throw	72.46 m
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	6th	Javelin throw	68.06 m
1989	Bolivarian Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	1st	Javelin throw	71.12 m
	South American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	77.80 m
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	72.74 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	Javelin throw	74.82 m
1991	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	74.42 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Javelin throw	77.38 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	35th (q)	Javelin throw	70.48 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	Javelin throw	74.74 m
1993	Bolivarian Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	1st	Javelin throw	73.26 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Javelin throw	73.54 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	Javelin throw	74.58 m
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	Javelin throw	75.40 m
1995	South American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	1st	Javelin throw	76.82 m
1996	Ibero-American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	4th	Javelin throw	73.68 m
1997	South American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	Javelin throw	74.00 m
	Bolivarian Games	Arequipa, Peru	1st	Javelin throw	74.72 m
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	5th	Javelin throw	72.04 m
1999	South American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	73.58 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	Javelin throw	65.20 m

References

1. "Luis Carlos Lucumi". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 18 February 1993.
2. "Buen Recuerdo Y Una Promesa Para El Futuro". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2 September 1991.
3. "Dos De Oro En La Despedida". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 1 July 1991.
4. "Más de 500 medallas del atletismo colombiano en Juegos Bolivarianos". El Espectador (in Spanish). 21 November 2017.

External links

• Luis Lucumí at World Athletics