Daimí Pernía
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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) – 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
Achievements
External links
- at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from on 2013-09-24.
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| Preceded byUnited States Kim Batten | Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999 | Succeeded byRussia Irina Privalova |