Yeimer López
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| Full name | Yeimer López García | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 28, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yeimer López García (born August 28, 1982, in Buey Arriba, Granma)[1] is a middle-distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.
He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother (fraternal) of female sprinter Ana López.
Personal bests
[edit]- 400 m: 45.11 s – Saint-Denis, 24 August 2003
- 400 m (indoor): 47.98 s – Sabadell, 22 January 2011
- 800 m: 1:43.07 min – Jerez de la Frontera, 24 June 2008
International competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Clavelo, Javier (August 20, 2007), Focus on Athletes - Yeimer LOPEZ Garcia, IAAF, retrieved May 26, 2013
External links
[edit]- Yeimer López at World Athletics
- Yeimer López at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Tilastopaja biography
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