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| Full name | Daimí Perniá Figueroa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | La Nena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-12-27) December 27, 1976 (age 48) La Palma, Pinar del Río | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
References
- Daimí Pernía (in Spanish), EnCaribe, archived from the original on June 20, 2013, retrieved June 12, 2013
External links
- Daimí Pernía at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daimí Pernía". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.
- Tilastopaja biography
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Preceded by Kim Batten
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Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999 |
Succeeded by Irina Privalova
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| World champions in women's 400 m hurdles | |
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| IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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| Central American and Caribbean Games champions in women's 400 metres hurdles | |
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| World University Games champions in women's 400 metres hurdles | |
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- Cuban female hurdlers
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Olympic athletes for Cuba
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Cuba
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province
- Cuban Athletics Championships winners
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