Yordan O'Farrill
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1993 Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 110 metre hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 5th | 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) | 13.69 (+0.1 m/s) |
| 2012 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) |
San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.27 (0.0 m/s) |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.18 (+1.0 m/s) | |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 3rd | 110m hurdles | 13.82 A (-3.4 m/s) |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 18th (h) | 60m hurdles | 7.75 |
| Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 5th (h)1 | 110m hurdles | 13.72 A (-0.2 m/s) | |
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 7th | 110m hurdles | 13.67 (+0.1 m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | 110m hurdles | 13.46 A (+0.7 m/s) | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 26th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.64 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 8th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.67 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | |
| 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th (B) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.90 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 22nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.562 | |
1: Disqualified in the final.
2: Did not finish in the semifinals
References
- Rio 2016 bio
- 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
External links
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