Daimí Pernía

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][2]

Daimí Pernía
Personal information
Full nameDaimí Perniá Figueroa
Nickname(s)La Nena
Born (1976-12-27) December 27, 1976
La Palma, Pinar del Río
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country Cuba
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
1999 Seville400 m hurdles
2001 Edmonton 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg 400 m hurdles
2003 Santo Domingo 400 m hurdles
Updated on 12 June 2013.
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) – 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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

References
  1. Daimí Pernía Figueroa (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved June 12, 2013
  2. Daimí Pernía (in Spanish), EnCaribe, retrieved June 12, 2013
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kim Batten		 Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1999		 Succeeded by
Irina Privalova


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