Jorge Luis Pupo

Jorge Luis Pupo (born February 14, 1982, in Pinar del Río) is a Cuban diver, who specialized in individual and synchronized springboard events.[1] Pupo competed for the 3 m individual springboard event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his compatriot Jorge Betancourt. He placed twenty-seventh in the preliminary round of the competition, with a total score of 388.70 points.[2] In 2011, Pupo, and his partner Rene Hernandez won a bronze medal for the men's 3 m synchronized springboard event at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, with an overall score of 384.33 points.[3]

Jorge Luis Pupo
Personal information
Nationality Cuba
Born (1982-02-14) 14 February 1982
Pinar del Río, Cuba
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)Springboard
PartnerRene Hernandez
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraSpringboard synchro

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorge Pupo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 3m Springboard Preliminary". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. "USA's Troy Dumais, Kristian Ipsen Take Silver at Pan American Games". Swimming World Magazine. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.


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