Bèto Adriana

Bèto Adriana
Personal information
BornEduardo Adriana
(1925-07-29)29 July 1925
Died10 April 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 71)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting, weightlifting, athletics
Event
Shot put
Medal record
Men's weightlifting heavyweight
Representing Netherlands Antilles
Pan American Games
1955 Mexico City
1959 Chicago
1963 São Paulo

Eduardo “Bèto” Adriana (29 July 1925 – 10 April 1997) was a sportsman who represented the Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he competed in the weightlifting competition and at the 1972 Summer Olympics he competed in the sports shooting.[1]

In weightlifting, he won three bronze medals at the Pan American Games from 1955 to 1963. He also finished fifth in the shot put competition at the 1955 Pan American Games.

International competitions (athletics)

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Netherlands Antilles
1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 1st Shot put 13.35 m
1950 Central American and Caribbean Games Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Shot put 13.67 m
1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 2nd Shot put 14.45 m
1955 Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 5th Shot put 13.34 m
1959 Central American and Caribbean Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st Shot put 14.59 m

References

  1. ^ "Bèto Adriana". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2016.