Aliuska López

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

Aliuska López

Personal information
Full name	Aliuska Yanira López Pedroso
Born	(1969-08-29) August 29, 1969 Havana, Cuba
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Cuba World Indoor Championships 1995 Barcelona 60 m hurdles 1991 Seville 60 m hurdles Pan American Games 1991 Havana 100 m Hurdles 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m Hurdles 1999 Winnipeg 100 m Hurdles 1987 Indianapolis 100 m Hurdles 1987 Indianapolis 4x100 m

Aliuska López (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈljuska ˈlopes]; Aliuska Yanira López Pedroso; born August 29, 1969) is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles. She was a very successful athlete while competing for her birthcountry Cuba, later switching nationality to Spain.

López is the cousin of long jumper Iván Pedroso.

Personal bests

• 100 metres hurdles – 12.67 (1996)
• 100 metres – 11.53 (1987)
• 200 metres – 24.22 (1987)

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1986	CAC Junior Championships (U-20)	Mexico City, Mexico	3rd	200 m	24.65 A
			1st	100 m hurdles	13.56 A
	Pan American Junior Championships	Winter Park, United States	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.53
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.14 (-0.8 m/s)
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	7th	60 m hurdles	8.25
	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.84
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.06
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.91
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	15th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.31   (-0.9 m/s)
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	43.66
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	1st	100m hurdles	13.23 (-2.6 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.04
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.08
	CAC Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2nd	100 m hurdles	13.33
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.12
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	4th	100 m hurdles	12.87
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.73
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	5th	100 m hurdles	12.99
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	44.35
	CAC Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	100 m hurdles	12.94
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.54
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	60 m hurdles	8.03
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m hurdles	12.99
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	100 m hurdles	13.06   (-1.7 m/s)
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	43.75
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	100 m hurdles	13.13 (-1.1 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	100 m hurdles	12.87   (0.4 m/s)
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m hurdles	13.06
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	5th	60 m hurdles	8.11
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	100 m hurdles	12.73   (0.2 m/s)
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	42.89
	CAC Games	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	100 m hurdles	13.46
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.59
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.88 (w)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.37
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	100 m hurdles	12.91
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	44.26
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	60 m hurdles	7.92
	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	100 m hurdles	12.68 (w)
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.98   (-0.3 m/s)
			–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.70   (1.0 m/s)
			12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.32
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.31
	CAC Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	100 m hurdles	13.19
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	24th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.19   (-1.6 m/s)
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	1st	100 m hurdles	12.76   (1.2 m/s)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.83   (1.0 m/s)
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	100 m hurdles	12.83   (0.0 m/s)
Representing Spain
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.01
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	100 m hurdles	13.25   (-2.1 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	24th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.21   (-1.2 m/s)
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	13th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.15
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	5th	100 m hurdles	13.51
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	33rd (h)	100 m hurdles	13.73

Note: At the World Cup in both 1992 and 1994, Lopez was representing the Americas Continent.

References

• Aliuska López at World Athletics