Nery Brenes
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Nery Brenes
 Brenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships. |
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| Nationality |  Costa Rica |
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| Born | September 25, 1985 Limón |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (140 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 20.68 (Bogotá 2009) 400 m: 44.65 (Guadalajara 2011) |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Brenes and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.
Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas (born September 25, 1985) is a Costa Rican sprinter.[1] He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-coming athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 m sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[2] Brenes won the gold medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, setting a new national and championship record. [3] "Brenes improved his personal mark by approximately one second, something nobody expected on a championship, taking the gold medal", cited his personal trainer and motivator Andrés Oro Fijo Calderón. [4] He has participated in major events like the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, and achieved a 4th place finish at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. He also finished in 3rd place at the 2008 ÅF Golden League meet in Oslo, Norway.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Costa Rica |
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| 2004 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 3rd | 400 m | 48.05 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 38th (h) | 400 m | 47.11 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 45.01 |
| NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 400 m | 46.00 | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 4th | 400 m | 46.65 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 44.94 | |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 4th | 400 m | 45.92 |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 400 m | 45.19 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400 m | 44.84 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (sf) | 400 m | 45.93 |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1st | 400 m | 44.65 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 400 m | 45.11 |
References
- ^ Robinson, Javier Clovelo; Calixto, Néstor and Barrantes, Vanessa (2008-03-05). "Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map". IAAF Athletics. http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43807.html. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Costa Rica", Reuters, June 17, 2008
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres (final)". Omega Timing. http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-400-M-f--1--.RS1.pdf. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ "Nery Brenes consigue un histórico oro para Costa Rica en 400 metros". http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/mas_deportes/Nery-Brenes-historico-Costa-Rica_0_661134028.html.
External links
- IAAF profile for Nery Brenes
- sports-reference
- "Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008
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