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

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Cuba
1993Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada5th (h)400 m56.83 s
3rd4 × 100 m relay45.84 s
7th4 × 400 m relay3:59.81 min
1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal11th (sf)400m54.09 s
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay46.27 s
7th4 × 400 m relay3:37.95 min
1995Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCiudad de Guatemala, Guatemala1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.86 min A
1997Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico2nd400 m hurdles56.14 s
3rd4 × 100 m relay44.73 s
UniversiadeCatania, Italy3rd400 m hurdles56.13 s
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:29.00 min
1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain1st400 m hurdles53.95 s
Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada1st400 m hurdles53.44 s
1st4 × 400 m relay3:26.70 min
World ChampionshipsSevilla, Spain1st400 m hurdles52.89 s
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia4th400 m53.68 s
8th4 × 400 m relay3:29.47 min
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada3rd400 m hurdles54.51 s
9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:28.68 min
2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd400 m hurdles55.10 s
2004Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1st400 m hurdles54.84 s
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (h)400 m hurdles55.91 s
2006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia1st400 m hurdles55.32 s
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:36.34 min
2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1st400 m hurdles56.98 s
1st4 × 400 m relay3:38.77 min
Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil8th400 m hurdles59.71 s
1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.51 min
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan7th4 × 400 m relay3:27.05 min

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Sporting positions
Preceded byUnited States Kim BattenWomen's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999Succeeded byRussia Irina Privalova