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.
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López is the cousin of long jumper Iván Pedroso.
Personal bests edit
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.67 (1996)
- 100 metres – 11.53 (1987)
- 200 metres – 24.22 (1987)
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Cuba
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| 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[1] | |
| 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[1] | |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.26[1] | |||
| 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
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| 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.
