Daimí Pernía

Personal information
Full name	Daimí Perniá Figueroa
Nickname	La Nena
Born	(1976-12-27)December 27, 1976 (age 49) La Palma,Pinar del Río
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women'sAthletics Representing Cuba World Championships 1999 Seville 400 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

Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976, inLa Palma,Pinar del Río) is a retiredCuban athlete competing mainly in400 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]

• 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

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 minA
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

• Daimí Pernía atWorld Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill; et al."Daimí Pernía".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe original on 2013-09-24.
• Tilastopaja biography

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kim Batten	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999	Succeeded by Irina Privalova

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