Costa Rican sprinter
Nery Brenes
Brenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships. |
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Full name | Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas |
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Nationality | Costa Rica |
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Born | (1985-09-25) September 25, 1985 (age 38) Limón, Limón, Costa Rica |
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Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Sprints |
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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) |
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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Brenes and the second or maternal family name is
Cárdenas.
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.
- 400 m: 45.11 s – Istanbul, 10 March 2012
International competitions
[edit] Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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 |
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- 1977: West Germany (Krieg, Hofmeister, Schmid, Herrmann)
- 1979: United States (Frazier, Green, Smith, Darden)
- 1981: United States (McCoy, Wiley, Smith, Darden)
- 1985: United States (McCoy, Phillips, Armstead, Franks)
- 1989: Americas (Martínez, Menezes, Burnett, Hernández)
- 1992: Africa (Lahlou, Matete, Kemboi, Bada)
- 1994: Great Britain (McKenzie, Ladejo, Baulch, Black)
- 1998: Great Britain (Hylton, Baulch, Baldock, Thomas)
- 2002: Americas (Sánchez, Francique, McDonald, Blackwood)
- 2006: United States (Ashley, Brew, Merritt, Williamson)
- 2010: Americas (Brenes, Jackson, Nixon, Chambers)
- 2014: Africa (Tumuti, Makwala, Kombe, Van Niekerk)
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