- Anier García
Anier Octavio García Ortiz (born
March 9 ,1976 ) is aCuba n athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the2000 Summer Olympics .Born in
Santiago de Cuba , Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships. In the next year, at the1996 Summer Olympics , García was eliminated in the quarter-finals.In 1997, García broke to the international scene by winning 60 m hurdles at World Indoor Championships at
Paris . Unfortunately, at the World Championships inAthens , he competed with a leg injury, and although he finished second in his quarter-final, he withdrew from the semi-finals. In 1999, García won the Pan-American Games, but was beaten second byColin Jackson at the World Championships.The high peak of García's career was at the
Sydney Olympics. The Olympic final was expected to be a tight competition amongst the top five hurdlers, but García won the gold medal easily, beatingTerrence Trammell by 0.16 seconds. García repeated his silver medal at the 2001 World Championships and also won silver at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Indoor Championships. García didn't compete at the 2003 World Championships due to a thigh injury, but at the2004 Summer Olympics , he won the bronze medal.Personal bests
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References
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