Santiago "Yago" Lamela Tobío (July 24, 1977 – May 8, 2014) was a Spanish athlete competing in the long jump.
Lamela competed for the Iowa State Cyclones track and field team in the NCAA.
His greatest year was 1999, when he jumped 8.56 during the indoor season to win the silver medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. Later that year he set a new outdoors personal best with 8.56, and won another silver medal at the World Championships. His 8.56 m jump stayed as European indoor long jump record for ten years.
He was the number one ranked long jumper in the world in the year 2003, with a best jump of 8.53 m. His career was marked by multiple injuries, including two Achiles tears in 2004 and 2006. He retired in 2009.
In June, 2011, the ex-athlete was admitted to the psychiatric ward of the San Agustin de Avilés hospital. He suffered from chronic depression.
On May 8, 2014, Lamela was found dead at his parents' house. The coroner announced a heart attack as the cause of death. Lamela was 36.Reports say Lamela death was heart attack
Personal bests Long jump - 8.56 (1999) Triple jump - 16.72 (1998)
Competition record Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal14th (q)Triple jump15.47 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)1995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary12thTriple jump14.79 m1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia4thLong jump7.73 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain5thLong jump7.95 mIbero-American ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1stLong jump8.12 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8thLong jump7.93 m1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan2ndLong jump8.56 m (iAR)European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1stLong jump8.36 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain2ndLong jump8.40 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (q)Long jump7.89 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria2ndLong jump8.17 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rdLong jump7.99 m2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2ndLong jump8.28 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France3rdLong jump8.22 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th (q)Long jump7.95 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece11thLong jump7.98 m
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