Jorge Llopart

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

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

Jordi Llopart Ribas

Llopart at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1952-05-05)5 May 1952 El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Died	11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (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)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Spain Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 50 km walk European Championships 1978 Prague 50 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

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
			—	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