Daimí Pernía

Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976, in La Palma, Pinar del Río) is a retired Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion. She announced her retirement in 2007.

Personal bests 200 m: 23.43 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Camagüey, 27 February 1999 400 m: 51.10 s – Getafe, 10 July 2001 100 m hurdles: 14.31 s – Santiago de Cuba, 4 May 1992 400 m hurdles: 52.89 s – Sevilla, 25 August 1999

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