Nery Brenes
Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas (born September 25, 1985 in Puerto Limón ) is a Costa Rican sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .
After he was eliminated in the preliminary stages at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005 , he reached the semi-finals two years later at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
In 2008 he finished fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia and came back to the semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Beijing .
In 2010 he was Ibero-American champion after a fourth place at the World Indoor Championships in Doha .
Brenes achieved his greatest success in 2012 at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul when he won gold in 45.11 s. At the Olympic Games in London, surprisingly, he was the last stop in the run-up.
Personal bests
- 200 m : 20.20 s, August 16, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
- 400 m: 44.60 s, 23 June 2016, Madrid
- Hall: 45.11 s, March 10, 2012, Istanbul
Individual evidence
- ↑ HDsports.at: Gold hat trick for Great Britain & heptathlon scandal . 4th August 2012
Web links
- Nery Brenes in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map ( Memento of March 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), article on the IAAF website, March 5, 2008
- Against the Odds: Nery Brenes , portrait of Claire Marshall on BBC News , July 21, 2008
- Nery Brenes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brenes, Nery |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brenes Cárdenas, Nery Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | costa rican sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Puerto Limón |