Yeimer López

Yeimer López

Personal information
Full name	Yeimer López García
Born	(1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 Buey Arriba, Granma
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Cuba Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 800 metres 2003 Santo Domingo 400 metres Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena 400 metres
Updated on 5 June 2013.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is García.

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.

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

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	400 m	45.13 s
			6th	4 × 400 m	3:06.27 min
	World Championships	Paris, France	9th (sf)	400 m	45.11 s
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	2nd	400 m	45.21 s
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	12th (sf)	400 m	45.52 s
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	800 m	1:47.64 min
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:02.33 min
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	45th (h)	800 m	1:52.24 min
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	400 m	45.28 s
			6th (h)	4 × 400 m	3:08.71 min
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	800 m	1:47.25 min
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:06.84 min
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	800 m	1:44.58 min
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	26th (h)	800 m	1:46.28 min
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	1st	4 × 400 m	3:03.22 min
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	4 × 400 m	3:02.10 min
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th	800 m	1:45.88 min
2009	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	800 m	1:45.00 min
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	800 m	1:45.56 min
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:03.26 min
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th	800 m	1:47.80 min
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	1st	800 m	1:45.36 min
			1st	4 × 400 m	3:04.86 min

External links

• Yeimer López profile at IAAF
• sports-reference
• Tilastopaja biography