Jorge Llopart

Jordi Llopart Ribas
Llopart at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1952-05-05)5 May 1952
El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Died11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 68)
Badalona, Spain
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubGCR La Seda
Achievements and titles
Personal best50 kmW – 3:44:33 (1989)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Prague 50 km walk

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference tf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "1980 Olympic 50km race walk silver medallist Llopart dies". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne