- Nery McKeen
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Nery McKeen (born April 26, 1957) is a retired Cuban middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.
Her personal best time was 2.00.23 minutes, achieved in June 1985 in Prague.[1]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Event 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 3rd 800 m 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 800 m 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st 800 m 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 800 m Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 800 m 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 800 m 2nd 1500 m 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dom. Rep. 3rd 1500 m References
Pan American Champions in Women's 800 m 1951 – 1959: Not Held • 1963: Abby Hoffman (CAN) • 1967: Madeline Manning (USA) • 1971: Abby Hoffman (CAN) • 1975: Kathy Weston (USA) • 1979: Essie Kelley (USA) • 1983: Nery McKeen (CUB) • 1987 – 1991: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) • 1995: Meredith Rainey-Valmon (USA) • 1999: Letitia Vriesde (SUR) • 2003: Adriana Muñoz (CUB) • 2007: Diane Cummins (CAN) • 2011: Adriana Muñoz (CUB)
1970: Carmen Trustée (CUB) • 1974: Charlotta Bradley (MEX) • 1978: Aurelia Pentón (CUB) • 1982: Nery McKeen (CUB) • 1986 – 1990: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) • 1993 – 2002: Letitia Vriesde (SUR) • 2006: Zulia Calatayud (CUB) • 2010: Rosibel García (COL)
Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- Cuban middle distance runners
- Cuban athletics biography stubs
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