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Yordan O'Farrill

Yordan O'Farrill in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Yordan Luis O'Farrill Olivera
Born	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 31) Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	110 metre hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best	110 m H (99cm): 13.18 (Barcelona 2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Cuba CAC Championships 2013 Morelia 110 m hurdles World Junior Championships 2012 Barcelona 110 m hurdles CAC Junior Championships 2012 San Salvador 110 m hurdles
Updated on 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.

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

• 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s – Düsseldorf, 8 February 2013

International competitions

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)	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	13.56

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

References

1. "Rio 2016 bio". Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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

External links

• Yordan O'Farrill at World Athletics
• Tilastopaja biography

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