Yenima Arencibia
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| Full name | Yenima Arencibia Barrizonte | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 December 1984 San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 25 June 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Yenima Arencibia Barrisontes (or Yenima Arencibia Barrizonte; born 25 December 1984) is a Cuban sprint hurdler.[1]
Arencibia represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 100 m hurdles, along with her teammate Anay Tejeda. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, with her personal best time of 12.95 seconds.[2] She is also the aunt of decathlete Yordanis García, a two-time Olympian and Pan American Games medalist.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Arencibia ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including Australia's Sally Pearson, who later won a silver medal in the final. She finished the heat in sixth place by six tenths of a second (0.60) behind Pearson, outside her personal best of 13.43 seconds. Arencibia, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed thirty-second overall, and ranked below two mandatory slots for the next round.[3]
Personal bests
- Outdoor
| Event | Points | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 11.80 | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | 7 July 2007 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.95 | Cali, Colombia | 5 July 2008 |
- Indoor
| Event | Points | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.09 | Valencia, Spain | 10 February 2007 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.09 | Chemnitz, Germany | 23 February 2007 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
