Jorge "Jordi" Llopart Ribas (5 May 1952 – 11 November 2020) was a Spanish race walker.
![]() Llopart at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1952-05-05)5 May 1952 El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 68) Badalona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Race walking | ||||||||||||||||
Club | GCR La Seda | ||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 50 kmW – 3:44:33 (1989)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | 50 km | 3:53:29.9 |
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 50 km | 3:51:25 |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 50 km | 4:08:28 |
1983 | World Race Walking Cup | Bergen, Norway | 4th | 50 km | 3:52:57 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th | 20 km | 1:27:49 | |
— | 50 km | DNF | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 7th | 50 km | 4:03:09 |
1985 | World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | 8th | 50 km | 4:02:55 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 9th | 50 km | 3:52:12 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 14th | 50 km | 3:55:35 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 50 km | DQ | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | 50 km | 3:48:09 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DNF |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 50 km | 4:16:36 |
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 50 km race walk (1934–2018) and in men's 35 km race walk (2022–present) | |
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1934–2018 50 kilometres |
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2022–present 35 kilometres |
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