Yordan O'Farrill
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| Full name | Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 February 1993 Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Updated on 19 December 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is O'Farrill and the second or maternal family name is Olivera.
Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera (born 9 February 1993 in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey) is a Cuban hurdler.[1]
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 fathers side.
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) –
Praha, 9 June 2014
Indoor
- 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s –
Düsseldorf, 8 February 2013
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Cuba | |||||
| 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 (wind: +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 |
1: Disqualified in the final.
References
- ↑ 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
- Yordan O'Farrill profile at IAAF
- Tilastopaja biography
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