Luis Fernando López (racewalker) explained

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Luis Fernando López
Fullname:Luis Fernando López Erazo
Birth Date:3 June 1979
Birth Place:San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking

Luis Fernando López Erazo (born 3 June 1979 in San Juan de Pasto, Nariño) is a Colombian race walker.

López was introduced to athletics by his father, who was also a competitive race walker.[1] His uncle, Marcelino Pastrana, was a former Colombian national champion at the 800 m, and later became his coach.

When he won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, it was the first athletics world championship medal to be won by a Colombian. He was declared the silver medalist in a photo finish at the 2017 Pan American Race Walking Cup 50 kilometers race walk, walking the same time as winner Claudio Villanueva, his personal best 3:51:35.[2]

Personal bests

Track walk

Road walk

Achievements

Representing the
1998South American Junior ChampionshipsCórdoba, Argentina2nd10,000 m44:18.66
2001South American Race Walking Championships/
Pan American Race Walking Cup		Cuenca, Ecuador—20 km road walkDQ
2003Pan American Race Walking CupChula Vista, California, United States9th20 km road walk1:27:15
Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic4th20 km1:27:32
2004South American Race Walking ChampionshipsLos Ángeles, Chilebgcolor=silver2nd20 km road walk1:22:52
World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany38th20 km road walk1:24:00
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece24th20 km1:26:34
2005Pan American Race Walking CupLima, Peru2nd20 km1:20:26
South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rd20,000 m1:23:43.2
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12th20 km1:22:28
Bolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia4th20 km road walk1:25:01
2006South American Race Walking ChampionshipsCochabamba, Boliviabgcolor=silver2nd20 km road walk1:27:16
World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain—20 km road walkDQ
Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia1st20 km1:24:20
2007Pan American Race Walking CupBalneário Camboriú, Brazil3rd20 km1:25:25
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20 kmDQ
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan22nd20 km1:27:22
2008South American Race Walking ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuadorbgcolor=gold1st20 km road walk1:24:38
World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia23rd20 km road walk1:22:25
Olympic GamesBeijing, PR China9th20 km1:20:59
2009Pan American Race Walking CupSan Salvador, El Salvador1st20 km1:22:18
South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st20,000 m1:20:53.6
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany5th20 km1:20:03
Bolivarian GamesSucre, Boliviabgcolor=gold1st20 km1:28.09 A
2010World Race Walking CupChihuahua, México4th20 km road walk1:23:11
Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico2nd20 km1:22:55
2011Pan American Race Walking CupEnvigado, Colombiabgcolor=gold1st20 km road walk1:25:04
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Koreabgcolor=gold 1st20 km1:20:38
Guadalajara, Mexico3rd20 km1:22.51
2012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia49th20 km road walk1:26:14
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom–20 kmDQ
2013Pan American Race Walking CupCiudad de Guatemala, Guatemala21st20 km road walk1:34:13
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia—20 km road walkDNF
2014World Race Walking ChallengeChihuahua, México12th20 km road walk1:26:07
World Race Walking CupTaicang, China34th50 km road walk4:05:14
2015Beijing, China20th50 km3:55:43

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Focus on Athletes - LUIS FERNANDO LOPEZ. 27 July 2012. 11 November 2014. www.iaaf.org. IAAF. Clavelo. Javier. César Sandoval. Julio.
  2. Web site: [Resultados] Final de fotografía dio a Ecuador la victoria en los 50kms. [sic]]. Facebook. 14 May 2017. 17 February 2018.

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