Yunier Pérez
Cuban sprinter
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Yunier Pérez Romero (born February 16, 1985, in San José de las Lajas) is a Cuban track and field athlete, who specializes in sprinting events.[1][2]
Yunier Pérez in 2015 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Yunier Pérez Romero | ||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1985 | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | sprinting | ||||||||
Medal record
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He won gold medals with the Cuban relay team at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, with an Olympic qualifying time of 3:02.10.[3] Perez competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Omar Cisneros, William Collazo, and Yunior Díaz. He ran on the starting leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 45.95 seconds. Perez and his national relay team, however, finished seventh in the preliminary heats, for a total time of 3:02.24, failing to advance into the final round.[4]
Personal bests
| Event | Points | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 6.49 | Moscow, Russia | February 2, 2014 |
| 100 metres | 10.00 | Madrid, Spain | July 17, 2017 |
| 200 metres | 20.75 | Cali, Colombia | July 5, 2008 |
| 400 metres | 46.72 | Havana, Cuba | June 3, 2006 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Cuba | |||||
| 2005 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 2nd | 200 m | 21.16 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.14 min | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 21.13 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 4th | 200 m | 20.84 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.10 min | |||
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.24 min | |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 4th | 200 m | 20.83 s (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 2nd | 100 m | 10.37 s (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 8th (h) | 200 m | 21.41 s (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.86 min | |||
