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Luis Fernando López

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Luis Fernando López is the 5,292nd most popular athlete (up from 5,510th in 2024), the 325th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 337th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Colombian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Luis Fernando López ranks 5,292 out of 6,025. Before him are Marc Raquil, Sanna Stén, Stephen Jones, Lynn Jennings, Sergey Shubenkov, and Yang Min. After him are Jakub Vadlejch, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Leslie Deniz, Christy Opara-Thompson, Elnaz Rekabi, and Shingo Suetsugu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Luis Fernando López ranks 1,225. Before him are Nicola Renzi, Nicolien Sauerbreij, Kenny Miller, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sonja Roman, and Yūko Sano. After him are Sylvain Calzati, Zulay Henao, Nikki DeLoach, Michel Kratochvil, Børge Lund, and Naoto Matsuo.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Luis Fernando López ranks 325 out of 356. Before him are Víctor Montaño (1984), Bernardo Espinosa (1989), Julián Quiñones (1997), Yonny Hernández (1988), Camilo (1994), and Giovanni Moreno (1986). After him are Zulay Henao (1979), Tressor Moreno (1979), Julián Arredondo (1988), Fabián Vargas (1980), Luis Suárez (1997), and Orlando Berrío (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Colombia

Among athletes born in Colombia, Luis Fernando López ranks 10. Before him are Henrik Christiansen (null), Caterine Ibargüen (1984), Orlando Duque (1974), Diego Salazar (1980), Mabel Mosquera (1969), and Yuri Alvear (1986). After him are Sandra Arenas (1993), Anthony Zambrano (1998), Norma González (1982), Alisher Yusupov (1998), Éider Arévalo (1993), and Ingrit Valencia (1988).

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