Yordan O'Farrill

Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera (born 9 February 1993 in Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey) is a Cuban hurdler.[2]

Yordan O'Farrill
Yordan O'Farrill in 2015
Personal information
Full nameYordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera
NationalityCuban
Born (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)110 metre hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Cuba
CAC Championships
2013 Morelia110 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona110 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships
2012 San Salvador 110 m hurdles
Updated on 19 December 2014.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is O'Farrill and the second or maternal family name is Olivera.

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.[3]

O'Farrill is of Irish descent through his grandfather on his father's 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) – Prague, 9 June 2014

Indoor

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.70
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th (B) 4 × 100 m relay 39.90
World Championships London, United Kingdom 22nd (h) 110 m hurdles 13.562

1: Disqualified in the final.
2: Did not finish in the semifinals

References
  1. Rio 2016 bio
  2. Iglesias Manresa, Harold (8 October 2014), Volar sobre vallas para Yordan O’Farrill (in Spanish), CubaSi.cu, retrieved December 19, 2014
  3. O'Farrill set to inherit Robles' role as the Cuban hurdling king


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