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Daimí Pernía

Cuban hurdler

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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.

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

Daimí Pernía at World Athletics

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daimí Pernía". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.

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