Jorge Llopart

Jorge "Jordi" Llopart Ribas (5 May 1952 – 11 November 2020) was a Spanish race walker.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llopart and the second or maternal family name is Ribas.

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
Event(s)Race walking
ClubGCR La Seda
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)50 kmW – 3:44:33 (1989)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 Moscow 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Prague50 km walk

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]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
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

References
  1. Jordi Llopart. sports-reference.com
  2. Jorge Llopart. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. "1980 Olympic 50km race walk silver medallist Llopart dies". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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