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 set to inherit Robles' role as the Cuban hurdling king
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, Spain, 21 June 2014 110 m hurdles: 13.19 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) – Prague, Czech Republic, 9 June 2014
Indoor 60 m hurdles: 7.65 s – Düsseldorf, Germany, 8 February 2013
International competitions Representing 2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore5th110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.69 (+0.1 m/s)2012Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)San Salvador, El Salvador1st110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.27 (0.0 m/s)World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.18 (+1.0 m/s)2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico3rd110m hurdles13.82 A (-3.4 m/s)2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland18th (h)60m hurdles7.75Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico5th (h)1110m hurdles13.72 A (-0.2 m/s)Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco7th110m hurdles13.67 (+0.1 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1st110m hurdles13.46 A (+0.7 m/s)2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China26th (h)110m hurdles13.642016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States8th (h)60 m hurdles 7.67Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (sf)110 m hurdles13.702017IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas5th (B)4 × 100 m relay39.90World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom22nd (h)110 m hurdles13.562 1: Disqualified in the final.
2: Did not finish in the semifinals
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