Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera (born 9 February 1993 in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey) is a Cuban hurdler.[2]
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Full name | Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba | 9 February 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 19 December 2014 |
He won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, while also beating Artur Noga's championship record.[3]
O'Farrill is of Irish descent through his grandfather on his father's side.[citation needed]
Personal bests
editOutdoor
edit- 100 m: 10.44 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) - Bilbao, 21 June 2014
- 110 m hurdles: 13.19 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) - Prague, 9 June 2014
Indoor
edit- 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s - Düsseldorf, 8 February 2013
International competitions
edit1: Disqualified in the final.
2: Did not finish in the semifinals
References
edit- ^ "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ^ Iglesias Manresa, Harold (8 October 2014), Volar sobre vallas para Yordan O’Farrill (in Spanish), CubaSi.cu, retrieved December 19, 2014
- ^ O'Farrill set to inherit Robles' role as the Cuban hurdling king
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