Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976, in La Palma , Pinar del Río ) is a retired Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles .A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion. She announced her retirement in 2007.[1]
Daimí Pernía
Full name Daimí Perniá Figueroa Nickname La Nena Born (1976-12-27 ) December 27, 1976 (age 47) La Palma , Pinar del Río Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 66 kg (146 lb) Country Cuba Sport Athletics Updated on 12 June 2013
Personal bests 200 m: 23.43 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Camagüey , 27 February 1999 400 m: 51.10 s – Getafe , 10 July 2001 100 m hurdles: 14.31 s – Santiago de Cuba , 4 May 1992 400 m hurdles: 52.89 s – Sevilla , 25 August 1999
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Cuba 1993 Pan American Junior Championships Winnipeg , Canada 5th (h) 400 m 56.83 s 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.84 s 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:59.81 min 1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon , Portugal 11th (sf) 400m 54.09 s 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 46.27 s 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.95 min 1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala , Guatemala 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.86 min A 1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan , Puerto Rico 2nd 400 m hurdles 56.14 s 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.73 s Universiade Catania , Italy 3rd 400 m hurdles 56.13 s 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.00 min 1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca , Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 53.95 s Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 53.44 s 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.70 min World Championships Sevilla , Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 52.89 s 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 4th 400 m 53.68 s 8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.47 min 2001 World Championships Edmonton , Canada 3rd 400 m hurdles 54.51 s 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.68 min 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.10 s 2004 Ibero-American Championships Huelva , Spain 1st 400 m hurdles 54.84 s Olympic Games Athens , Greece 20th (h) 400 m hurdles 55.91 s 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena , Colombia 1st 400 m hurdles 55.32 s 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.34 min 2007 ALBA Games Caracas , Venezuela 1st 400 m hurdles 56.98 s 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.77 min Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 8th 400 m hurdles 59.71 s 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.51 min World Championships Osaka , Japan 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.05 min
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