Yordan O'Farrill
Cuban hurdler (born 1993)
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Full name | Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31) 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 | 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 |
Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera (born 9 February 1993 in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey) is a Cuban hurdler.[2]
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
Outdoor
- 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
- 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s –
Düsseldorf, 8 February 2013
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
External links
- Yordan O'Farrill at World Athletics
- Tilastopaja biography
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World U20 Champions in men's 110 metres hurdles
- 1986:
Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 1988:
Reinaldo Quintero (CUB)
- 1990:
Antti Haapakoski (FIN)
- 1992:
Evgeny Pechonkin (EUN)
- 1994:
Frank Busemann (GER)
- 1996:
Yoel Hernández (CUB)
- 1998:
Staņislavs Olijars (LAT)
- 2000:
Yuniel Hernández (CUB)
- 2002:
Antwon Hicks (USA)
- 2004:
Aries Merritt (USA)
- 2006:
Artur Noga (POL)
- 2008:
Konstantin Shabanov (RUS)
- 2010:
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)
- 2012:
Yordan O'Farrill (CUB)
- 2014:
Wilhem Belocian (FRA)
- 2016:
Marcus Krah (USA)
- 2018:
Damion Thomas (JAM)
- 2021:
Sasha Zhoya (FRA)
- 2022:
Antoine Andrews (BAH)
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