Yordan O'Farrill

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Yordan O'Farrill
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Yordan O'Farrill in 2015
Personal information
Full name Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera
Nationality Cuban
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31)
Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 110 metre hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012)
Updated on 19 December 2014.

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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)Spain Bilbao, 21 June 2014
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.19 s (wind: 0.0 m/s)Czech Republic Praha, 9 June 2014

Indoor

  • 60 m hurdles: 7.65 sGermany Düsseldorf, 8 February 2013

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 (+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

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  2. O'Farrill set to inherit Robles' role as the Cuban hurdling king

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