Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976, in La Palma,

Pinar del Río Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños'' ...

) is a retired

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n athlete competing mainly in

400 m hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ar ...

. 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

*200 m: 23.43 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) –

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, 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

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Tilastopaja biography
Cuban female hurdlers 1976 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Cuba World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba FISU World University Games silver medalists for Cuba FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Cuba World Athletics Championships winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub