Lanaro finished in joint fourth place at the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, and won the silver medal at the
2007 Pan American Games. He also competed in the
2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships. Although he failed to qualify for the final of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, Lanaro's 2007 campaign was a fabulous one. He jumped 5.70 meters or higher nine times, including three competitions of over 5.80 meters. Along the way he captured a host of competitions titles including the
Mt. SAC Relays, Road to Eugene,
Reebok Grand Prix, Nike
Prefontaine Classic and Padua International Athletics Meet. At the Nike Prefontaine Classic, he jumped 5.80 meters in the rain and into a headwind, easily defeating the stellar field, which included all three 2004 Olympic Medalists, the U.S. record holder, the Japanese record holder and the U.S. Champion, by 20 centimeters. His personal best jump of 5.82 metres was achieved in April 2007, at the Mt. SAC Relays, in
Walnut. During his professional career he was coached by his Mt. SAC Coach/USA Track and Field Women's Pole Vault Development/High Performance Chairperson, Brian Yokoyama and was represented by super agent, Karen Locke. Lanaro trained mostly by himself without a jumping partner however, throughout the years, he often trained with his close friend, Japanese Olympian and Record Holder Daichi Sawano, during his frequent training trips to California. ==Records Held==