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Nery Antonio Brenes Cardenas 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 Nery BrenesBrenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships Personal informationFull nameNery Antonio Brenes CardenasNationality Costa RicaBorn 1985 09 25 September 25 1985 age 37 Limon Limon Costa RicaHeight1 74 m 5 ft 9 in Weight62 kg 137 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s SprintsCoached byEmmanuel ChantoAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 200 m 20 20 Rio de Janeiro 2016 400 m 44 60 Madrid 2016 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting Costa RicaWorld Indoor Championships2012 Istanbul 400 mPan American Games2011 Guadalajara 400 mIbero American Championships2010 San Fernando 400 m2014 Sao Paulo 400 m2018 Trujillo 400 m2018 Trujillo 200 mNACAC Championships2007 San Salvador 400 m2015 San Jose 400 m2018 Toronto 400 mCentral American and Caribbean Games2010 Mayaguez 400 m2018 Barranquilla 400 mCentral American Games2010 Ciudad de Panama 400 m2010 Ciudad de Panama 4x400 m relay2017 Managua 200 m2017 Managua 400 mIn this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Brenes and the second or maternal family name is Cardenas 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 personal trainer and motivator Andres Oro Fijo Calderon 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 AF Golden League meet in Oslo Norway Contents 1 Personal bests 1 1 Outdoor 1 2 Indoor 2 International competitions 3 References 4 External linksPersonal bests EditOutdoor Edit 200 m 20 20 s Rio de Janeiro 16 August 2016 400 m 44 60 s Madrid 23 June 2016Indoor Edit 400 m 45 11 s Istanbul 10 March 2012International competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Costa Rica2004 Central American Junior Championships San Jose Costa Rica 2nd 200 m 21 91 2 3 m s 2nd 400 m 48 00Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Coatzacoalcos Mexico 3rd 400 m 48 05Central American Championships Managua Nicaragua 1st 400 m 47 911st 4 400 m 3 16 80 CR2005 Central American Championships San Jose Costa Rica 1st 400 m 46 42 CR1st 4 400 m 3 15 52 CRWorld Championships Helsinki Finland 38th h 400 m 47 112006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena Colombia 16th h 200 m 21 9418th h 400 m 47 572007 Central American Championships San Jose Costa Rica 1st 200 m 21 37 1 4 m s 1st 400 m 47 402nd 4 400 m 3 14 32NACAC Championships San Salvador El Salvador 3rd 400 m 46 00World Championships Osaka Japan 11th sf 400 m 45 012008 World Indoor Championships Valencia Spain 4th 400 m 46 65Olympic Games Beijing China 10th sf 400 m 44 942009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana Cuba 4th 400 m 45 922010 World Indoor Championships Doha Qatar 4th 400 m 46 55Central American Games Panama City Panama 1st 400 m 47 21 GR1st 4 400 m 3 12 41 GRIbero American Championships San Fernando Spain 1st 400 m 45 19Central American and Caribbean Games Mayaguez Puerto Rico 1st 400 m 44 847th 4 400 m relay 3 10 212011 Central American Championships San Jose Costa Rica 1st 400 m 45 85 CRWorld Championships Daegu South Korea 17th sf 400 m 45 93Pan American Games Guadalajara Mexico 1st 400 m 44 652012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul Turkey 1st 400 m 45 11Olympic Games London United Kingdom 24th h 400 m 45 652013 Central American Championships Managua Nicaragua 1st 400 m 46 671st 4 400 m relay 3 13 40Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia Mexico 4th 400 m 46 226th 4 400 m 3 08 77World Championships Moscow Russia 24th sf 400 m 46 342014 World Indoor Championships Sopot Poland 6th 400 m 47 32Ibero American Championships Sao Paulo Brazil 3rd 400 m 45 97Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa Mexico 8th 400m 46 82 A5th 4 400 m relay 3 08 02 A2015 NACAC Championships San Jose Costa Rica 2nd 400m 45 226th 4 400 m relay 3 07 34World Championships Beijing China 21st sf 400 m 45 412016 World Indoor Championships Portland United States 7th sf 400 m 46 49Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 15th sf 200 m 20 3314th sf 400 m 45 022017 World Championships London United Kingdom 400 m DQ2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham United Kingdom 400 m DQCentral American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla Colombia 3rd 400 m 45 616th 4 400 m relay 3 08 31NACAC Championships Toronto Canada 2nd 400 m 45 67Ibero American Championships Trujillo Peru 3rd 200 m 20 882nd 400 m 46 272019 Pan American Games Lima Peru 15th h 400 m 47 48References Edit Robinson Javier Clovelo Calixto Nestor Barrantes Vanessa 2008 03 05 Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map IAAF Athletics Retrieved 2008 06 02 Costa Rica permanent dead link Reuters June 17 2008 2012 World Indoor Championships Men s 400 metres final PDF Omega Timing Retrieved 2012 03 10 Nery Brenes consigue un historico oro para Costa Rica en 400 metros External links EditNery Brenes at World Athletics Nery Brenes at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Against the Odds Nery Brenes BBC July 21 2008 Tilastopaja biographyOlympic GamesPreceded byGabriela Trana Flagbearer for Costa RicaRio de Janeiro 2016 Succeeded byAndrea Vargas Ian Sancho Chinchila Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nery Brenes amp oldid 1041191374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
