Yordan O'Farrill explained

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Yordan O'Farrill
Fullname:Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera
Sport:Running
Event:110 metre hurdles
Birth Date:1993 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Height:1.83 m[1]
Weight:72 kg
Pb:110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012)
Updated:19 December 2014

Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera (born 9 February 1993 in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey) is a Cuban hurdler.

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.[2]

O'Farrill is of Irish descent through his grandfather on his father's side.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

International competitions

Representing
2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore5th110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.69 (+0.1 m/s)
2012Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U20)
San Salvador, El Salvadorbgcolor=gold1st110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.27 (0.0 m/s)
World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=gold1st110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.18 (+1.0 m/s)
2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico3rd110m hurdles13.82 A (-3.4 m/s)
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland18th (h)60m hurdles7.75
Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico5th (h)1110m hurdles13.72 A (-0.2 m/s)
Continental CupMarrakech, Morocco7th110m hurdles13.67 (+0.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexicobgcolor=gold1st110m hurdles13.46 A (+0.7 m/s)
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China26th (h)110m hurdles13.64
2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States8th (h)60 m hurdles 7.67
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (sf)110 m hurdles13.70
2017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th (B)4 × 100 m relay39.90
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom22nd (h)110 m hurdles13.562
1: Disqualified in the final.
2: Did not finish in the semifinals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rio 2016 bio . 2016-12-05 . 2016-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161125220557/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yordan-l-o-farril . dead .
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=65826 O'Farrill set to inherit Robles' role as the Cuban hurdling king