Juan López (athlete)

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Juan López , full name Juan Jacinto López Testa , (born February 14, 1926 ) is a former Uruguayan athlete .

Career

López was active in the running competitions on the sprint courses. He took part in the university championships in 1943. López, who otherwise lived in the northern Uruguayan city of Tacuarembó throughout his life , joined the Club Estocolmo from Montevideo in 1944 . He was a member of the Uruguayan squad at the 1948 Olympic Games in London . He reached the semifinals over 100 meters. On the 200-meter course and with the 4-by-100-meter relay, he was eliminated in the heats. López was also the Uruguayan 100 meter champion in his career . In 1949 he ended his career after the Torneo Sudamericano in Paraguay.

Personal best

  • 100 meters: 10.4 seconds, July 3, 1948, Montevideo
  • 200 meters: 21.9 seconds, 1948

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Atleta: LOPEZ TESTA, JUAN JACINTO (Spanish) on atletas.com.uy, accessed on August 6, 2015
  2. ↑ a b Juan López in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on August 6, 2015
  3. ↑ Juan López in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English), accessed on August 8, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME López, Juan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES López Testa, Juan Jacinto (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1926