Nery Brenes
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Full name | Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Limón, Limón, Costa Rica | September 25, 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Emmanuel Chanto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200 m: 20.20 (Rio de Janeiro 2016) 400 m: 44.60 (Madrid 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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.
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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Costa Rica | |||||
2004 | Central American Junior Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 200 m | 21.91 (-2.3 m/s) |
2nd | 400 m | 48.00 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 3rd | 400 m | 48.05 | |
Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 400 m | 47.91 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:16.80 CR | |||
2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 400 m | 46.42 CR |
1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:15.52 CR | |||
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 38th (h) | 400 m | 47.11 | |
2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 16th (h) | 200 m | 21.94 |
18th (h) | 400 m | 47.57 | |||
2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 200 m | 21.37 (+1.4 m/s) |
1st | 400 m | 47.40 | |||
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:14.32 | |||
NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 400 m | 46.00 | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 45.01 | |
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 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 400 m | 46.55 |
Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | 400 m | 47.21 GR | |
1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:12.41 GR | |||
Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 400 m | 45.19 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 400 m | 44.84 | |
7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.21 | |||
2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 400 m | 45.85 CR |
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 |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 24th (h) | 400 m | 45.65 | |
2013 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | 400 m | 46.67 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.40 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 4th | 400 m | 46.22 | |
6th | 4 × 400 m | 3:08.77 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 24th (sf) | 400 m | 46.34 | |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 6th | 400 m | 47.32 |
Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 3rd | 400 m | 45.97 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 8th | 400m | 46.82 A | |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.02 A | |||
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | 400m | 45.22 |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.34 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 45.41 | |
2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 7th (sf) | 400 m | 46.49 |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (sf) | 200 m | 20.33 | |
14th (sf) | 400 m | 45.02 | |||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | — | 400 m | DQ |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | – | 400 m | DQ |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 3rd | 400 m | 45.61 | |
6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.31 | |||
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 400 m | 45.67 | |
Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | 200 m | 20.88 | |
2nd | 400 m | 46.27 | |||
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 15th (h) | 400 m | 47.48 |
References[]
- ^ Robinson, Javier Clovelo; Calixto, Néstor; Barrantes, Vanessa (2008-03-05). "Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map". IAAF Athletics. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Costa Rica"[permanent dead link], Reuters, June 17, 2008
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ "Nery Brenes consigue un histórico oro para Costa Rica en 400 metros".
External links[]
- Nery Brenes at World Athletics
- Nery Brenes at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- "Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008
- Tilastopaja biography
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican male sprinters
- Olympic athletes of 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
- People from Limón Province
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Competitors 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