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Luis Fernando López (race walker)

Luis Fernando López
Marcha en Coruña - Sprint final 1.jpg
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando López Erazo
Born (1979-06-03) June 3, 1979 (age 37)
San Juan de Pasto, Nariño, Colombia
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country  Colombia
Sport Men's Athletics
Event(s) Racewalking
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2004 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics

Luis Fernando López Erazo (born 3 June 1979 in San Juan de Pasto, Nariño) is a Colombian race walker.

López was introduced to athletics by his father, who was also a competitive race walker. His uncle, Marcelino Pastrana, was a former Colombian national champion at the 800 m, and later became his coach.

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.



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