- Nery Brenes
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Brenes and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.
Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas (born September 25, 1985 in Limón) is a Costa Rican sprinter.[1] He is one of Costa Rica's up-and-rising athletes and reached the semi-finals at the 400 metre sprint in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[2] Brenes 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. Central American record (44:94) in Beijing 2008.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Costa Rica
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan Qualifying Leader 400 m 45.01 2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 400 m 46.00 2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 4th 400 m 46.65 2008 AF Golden League Oslo, Norway 3rd 400 m 45.21 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China 10th 400 m 44.94 2009 Grand Prix Suramericano Bogota, Colombia 1st 400 m 45.73 1st 200 m 20.68 2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 1st 400 m 45.19 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m 44.84 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 1st 400 m 44.65 References
- ^ Robinson, Javier Clovelo; Calixto, Néstor and Barrantes, Vanessa (2008-03-05). "Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map". IAAF Athletics. http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43807.html. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Costa Rica", Reuters, June 17, 2008
External links
- "Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008
Pan American Champions in Men's 400 m 1951: Mal Whitfield (USA) • 1955: Lou Jones (USA) • 1959: George Kerr (JAM) • 1963: James Johnson (USA) • 1967: Lee Evans (USA) • 1971: John Smith (USA) • 1975: Ronny Ray (USA) • 1979: Tony Darden (USA) • 1983: Cliff Wiley (USA) • 1987: Raymond Pierre (USA) • 1991: Roberto Hernández (CUB) • 1995: Norberto Téllez (CUB) • 1999: Greg Haughton (JAM) • 2003: Mitch Potter (USA) • 2007: Chris Brown (BAH) • 2011: Nery Brenes (CRC)
Central American and Caribbean Games Champions in Men's 400 m 1926: Luciano Iturbe (MEX) • 1930: Reginald Bedford (PAN) • 1935: Carlos de Anda (MEX) • 1938: Arturo Baker (PAN) • 1946: Arthur Wint (JAM) • 1950: Herb McKenley (JAM) • 1954: Ángel García (CUB) • 1959: Ovidio de Jesús (PUR) • 1962: George Kerr (JAM) • 1966: Juan Franceschi (PUR) • 1970: Antonio Álvarez (CUB) • 1974 – 1978: Alberto Juantorena (CUB) • 1982: Bert Cameron (JAM) • 1986: Félix Stevens (CUB) • 1990: Roberto Hernández (CUB) • 1993: Norberto Téllez (CUB) • 1998: Troy McIntosh (BAH) • 2002: Carlos Santa (DOM) • 2006: Yeimer López (CUB) • 2010: Nery Brenes (CRC)
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)
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Costa Rican athletes
- Olympic athletes of Costa Rica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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