Aliuska López (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈljuskaˈlopes]; 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

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Cuba
1986CAC Junior Championships (U-20)Mexico City, Mexico3rd200 m24.65 A
1st100 m hurdles13.56 A
Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinter Park, United States2nd100 m hurdles13.53
World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece2nd100 m hurdles13.14 (-0.8 m/s)
1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States7th60 m hurdles8.25
UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia2nd100 m hurdles12.84
5th4 × 100 m relay44.06
Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States3rd100 m hurdles12.91
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy15th (sf)100 m hurdles13.31 (-0.9 m/s)
7th4 × 100 m relay43.66
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada1st100m hurdles13.23 (-2.6 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay44.04
1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th (h)60 m hurdles8.08
CAC ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2nd100 m hurdles13.33
1st4 × 100 m relay45.12
UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany4th100 m hurdles12.87
5th4 × 100 m relay44.73
1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States5th100 m hurdles12.99
4th4 × 100 m relay44.35
CAC GamesMexico City, Mexico1st100 m hurdles12.94
1st4 × 100 m relay44.54
1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain3rd60 m hurdles8.03
Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba1st100 m hurdles12.99
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7th100 m hurdles13.06 (-1.7 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay43.75
1992Ibero-American ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1st100 m hurdles13.13 (-1.1 m/s)
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6th100 m hurdles12.87 (0.4 m/s)
—4 × 100 m relayDNF
World CupHavana, Cuba1st100 m hurdles13.06
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Ontario, Canada5th60 m hurdles8.11
World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany4th100 m hurdles12.73 (0.2 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay42.89
CAC GamesPonce, Puerto Rico1st100 m hurdles13.46
1st4 × 100 m relay44.59
1994Goodwill GamesSt. Petersburg, Russia2nd100 m hurdles12.88 (w)
2nd4 × 100 m relay43.37
World CupLondon, United Kingdom1st100 m hurdles12.91
7th4 × 100 m relay44.26
1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1st60 m hurdles7.92
Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina1st100 m hurdles12.68 (w)
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12th (sf)100 m hurdles12.98 (-0.3 m/s)
–4 × 100 m relayDQ
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States7th (sf)100 m hurdles12.70 (1.0 m/s)
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.32
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France18th (h)60 m hurdles8.31
CAC ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1st100 m hurdles13.19
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece24th (h)100 m hurdles13.19 (-1.6 m/s)
1999Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada1st100 m hurdles12.76 (1.2 m/s)
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain9th (sf)100 m hurdles12.83 (1.0 m/s)
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia5th100 m hurdles12.83 (0.0 m/s)
Representing Spain
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9th (h)60 m hurdles8.01
Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1st100 m hurdles13.25 (-2.1 m/s)
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece24th (h)100 m hurdles13.21 (-1.2 m/s)
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain13th (sf)60 m hurdles8.15
Mediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain5th100 m hurdles13.51
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden33rd (h)100 m hurdles13.73

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