Jorge Llopart

Jordi Llopart Ribas
	Llopart at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 May 1952; El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Died	11 November 2020 (aged 68); Badalona, Spain
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Club	GCR La Seda
Achievements and titles
Personal best	50 kmW – 3:44:33 (1989)
Medal record
Representing Spain
Olympic Games
European Championships

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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	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
1987	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