Luis Fernando López (race walker)
Colombian race walker (born 1979)
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Luis Fernando López Erazo (born 3 June 1979) is a Colombian race walker.
FullnameLuis Fernando López Erazo
Born3 June 1979
San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando López Erazo |
| Born | 3 June 1979 San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | |
López was introduced to athletics by his father, who was also a competitive race walker.[1] His uncle, Marcelino Pastrana, was a former Colombian national champion at the 800 m, and later became his coach.[1]
When he won the gold medal at the 2011 World Championships, it was the first athletics world championship medal to be won by a Colombian.[1] He was declared the silver medalist in a photo finish at the 2017 Pan American Race Walking Cup 50 kilometers race walk, walking the same time as winner Claudio Villanueva, his personal best 3:51:35.[2]
