Daimí_Pernía

Daimí Pernía

Daimí Pernía

Cuban hurdler

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]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pernía and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

Personal bests

  • 200 m: 23.43 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Cuba Camagüey, 27 February 1999
  • 400 m: 51.10 s – Spain Getafe, 10 July 2001
  • 100 m hurdles: 14.31 s – Cuba Santiago de Cuba, 4 May 1992
  • 400 m hurdles: 52.89 s – Spain Sevilla, 25 August 1999

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References

  1. [1]
    Daimí Pernía (in Spanish), EnCaribe, archived from the original on June 20, 2013, retrieved June 12, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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