Luis Bueno

Luis Alberto Bueno (born May 22, 1969) is a (presumed) retired Cuban Track and Field athlete, known primarily for being a Junior long jumper.

Career

He currently holds the World Best in the Youth Division, at 8.25m set as a 17-year-old while winning the 1986 Ibero-American Championships September 28, 1986 in Havana.

Two years later he improved his personal record to 8.28m at age 19, which stands as the third best performer in the Junior Division, only behind 8.34 m by Randy Williams while winning the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 2012 improvement to 8.35 by Sergey Morgunov of Russia. His age 17 jump would also attain the same status, making it that much more exceptional. As a point of comparison, his 8.28m was marginally better than Larry Myricks did to get the bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics two months later, but Cuba boycotted the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea that year. That year he also won the CAC Junior championships, and the 1988 World Junior Championships in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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The Times/The Sunday Times 26 Mar 2025
People carry a banner with portraits of those who disappeared during the military dictatorship (1976-1983) as they head to Plaza de Mayo Square to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the military coup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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... expected to take the stand in the long-delayed trial in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro ... Diego (Maradona) should be alive," Argentina merchant Luis Alberto Suarez told Reuters in Buenos Aires.

Diego Maradona death trial stirs emotions, anger in soccer-mad Argentina

CNN 11 Mar 2025
His medical team generally rejects the charges. A court in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, will listen to nearly 120 testimonies ... Diego (Maradona) should be alive,” Argentina merchant Luis Alberto Suárez told Reuters in Buenos Aires.

Maradona death trial stirs emotions, anger in soccer-mad Argentina

CyprusMail 10 Mar 2025
His medical team generally rejects the charges. A court in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, will listen to nearly 120 testimonies ... Diego (Maradona) should be alive,” Argentina merchant Luis Alberto Suarez told Reuters in Buenos Aires.
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