Nery Brenes
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Template:Family name hatnote Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas, (born September 25, 1985) is a Costa Rican sprinter.[1] He is one of Costa Rica's most prominent track and field 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 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.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 m: 20.20 s – Rio de Janeiro, 16 August 2016
- 400 m: 44.60 s – Madrid, 23 June 2016
Indoor
- 400 m: 45.11 s – Istanbul, 10 March 2012
International competitions
References
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External links
- Template:First word Nery Brenes at World AthleticsTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- "Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008
- Tilastopaja biography
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Costa Rica
- Sportspeople from Limón Province
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- IAAF Continental Cup winners
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games