Nery Brenes
Brenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.
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| Full name | Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Costa Rica |
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| Born | September 25, 1985 Limón, Limón, Costa Rica |
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| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 20.62 (San José 2012) 400 m: 44.65 (Guadalajara 2011) |
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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: 20.49 s (wind: +1.7 m/s) – San José, 11 May 2014
- 400 m: 44.65 s – Guadalajara, 26 October 2011
Indoor
- 400 m: 45.11 s – Istanbul, 10 March 2012
Achievements
References
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External links
- Nery Brenes profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
- "Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008
- Tilastopaja biography
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World Indoor Champions in men's 400 metres
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- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican sprinters
- Male sprinters
- Costa Rican sportsmen
- Olympic athletes of Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Costa Rica
- People from Limón Province
- Costa Rican people of African descent
