Yunier Pérez Romero (born February 16, 1985, in
San José de las Lajas
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) is a
Cuba
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track and field
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athlete, who specializes in
sprinting events.
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He won gold medals with the Cuban relay team at the
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in
Cali, Colombia
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, with an Olympic qualifying time of 3:02.10. Perez competed for the
men's 4 × 400 m relay at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, along with his teammates
Omar Cisneros,
William Collazo
William Collazo Gutiérrez (born 31 August 1986 in Antilla, Holguín) is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships.
...
, 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.
Personal bests
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All information taken from IAAF
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profile.
Achievements
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Living people
1985 births
Cuban male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Cuba
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from San José de las Lajas
21st-century Cuban people
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