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Full name
  
Yeimer Lopez Garcia

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Country
  
Cuba

Height
  
1.85 m

Sport
  
Athletics

Weight
  
78 kg

Name
  
Yeimer Lopez


Born
  
August 28, 1982 (age 42) (
1982-08-28
)
Buey Arriba, Granma

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Yeimer López García (born August 28, 1982 in Buey Arriba, Granma) is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004.

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He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother (fraternal) of female sprinter Ana López.

Personal bests

  • 400 m: 45.11 s – Saint-Denis, 24 August 2003
  • 400 m (indoor): 47.98 s – Sabadell, 22 January 2011
  • 800 m: 1:43.07 min – Jerez de la Frontera, 24 June 2008

    • References

    Yeimer López Wikipedia
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