Jorge Llopart
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | 5 May 1952
Died | 11 November 2020 Badalona, Spain | (aged 68)
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Spain |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
Club | GCR La Seda |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 50 kmW – 3:44:33 (1989)[1][2] |
Medal record |
Jorge "Jordi" Llopart Ribas (5 May 1952 – 11 November 2020) was a Spanish race walker.
He competed in the 50 km event at the 1980, 1984, and 1988 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1980. The silver medal was Spain's first ever medal in athletics.[3] Llopart was a European champion in this event in 1978.[1][2]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Spain | |||||
1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | 50 km | 3:53:29.9 |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 50 km | 3:51:25 |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 50 km | 4:08:28 |
1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | 4th | 50 km | 3:52:57 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th | 20 km | 1:27:49 | |
— | 50 km | DNF | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 7th | 50 km | 4:03:09 |
1985 | World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | 8th | 50 km | 4:02:55 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 9th | 50 km | 3:52:12 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 14th | 50 km | 3:55:35 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 50 km | DQ | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | 50 km | 3:48:09 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DNF |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 50 km | 4:16:36 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jordi Llopart. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Jorge Llopart. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "1980 Olympic 50km race walk silver medallist Llopart dies". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
External links
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- 1952 births
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- Spanish male racewalkers
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Olympic silver medalists for Spain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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