Yago Lamela
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Representing  Spain
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1999 Seville | Long jump |
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2003 Paris | Long jump |
Santiago ("Yago") Lamela Tobío (July 24, 1977 – May 8, 2014)[1] was a Spanish athlete competing in the long jump. His greatest year was 1999, when he jumped 8.56 during the indoor season to win the silver medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. Later that year he set a new outdoors personal best with 8.56, and won another silver medal at the World Championships. His 8.56 m jump stayed as European indoor long jump record for ten years.
In June, 2011, the ex-athlete was admitted to the psychiatric ward of the San Agustin de Avilés hospital. He suffered from chronic depression.[2]
On May 8, 2014, Lamela was found dead at his parents' house. The coroner announced a heart attack as the cause of death. Lamela was 36.[3]
Personal bests[edit]
- Long jump - 8.56 (1999)
- Triple jump - 16.72 (1998)
Competition record[edit]
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- 1977 births
- 2014 deaths
- Sportspeople from Avilés
- Spanish male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Spanish Athletics Championships winners
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