Yeral Núñez
Dominican Republic athlete
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Yeral Núñez Mercedes (born 9 January 2003) is a hurdler from the Dominican Republic. He won national championships titles in the 400m hurdles in 2023 and 2024 and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Yeral Núñez Mercedes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400m hurdles: 47.77s (2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Núñez is coached by two-time Olympic champion Félix Sánchez.[2] He ran a Dominican Republic national U20 record of 50.07 for the 400 metres hurdles in June 2022.[3]
Núñez ran 49.43 seconds to win the senior national title over 400m hurdles for the first time, in April 2023.[4] He won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.[5] He qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the senior 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in July 2023.[6] He finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[7]
Núñez competed for the Dominican Republic at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[8][9] That month, he won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Brazil. His 4 × 400 m relay team won their race but were disallowed for a lane infringement.[10] Núñez ran 49.05 seconds to retain his national 400m hurdles title in June 2024.[11]
Núñez was selected to compete for Dominican Republic at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He ran as part of the mixed 4 × 400 m relay.[12] He also ran in the 400m hurdles.[13][14]
In June 2026, Núñez ran 48.20 seconds to win the inaugural 400 metres hurdles title at the 2026 Pan American Championships in Athletics in Medellín.[15]
Personal life
He is from La Romana, Dominican Republic.[16]