![]() Llopart at the 1980 Olympics | |
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]