HaitiBiography
Haitian Olympic silver medallist. Former long jump world record holder.
When he was a football player, attended to Paris 1924 Olympics in high jump and finished 15th. Four years later, he won silver medal in Amsterdam Olympics losing to Edward Hamm. But just a month later, he jumped 7.93 in Paris and broke Olympic champion Edward Hamm's world record. Cator attended his third Olympics in Los Angeles 1932 and finished 9th in long jump.
His world-record breaking 7.93 effort is still Haitian National record since 1928 - which means he owns most enduring record in athletics history by term of longevity.
In 1946, Silvio Cator elected as Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and died in just 52 years of age.
Port-au-Prince's main stadium named after him in 1952.