Nery Brenes

Nery Brenes
Brenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Full nameNery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas
Nationality Costa Rica
Born (1985-09-25) September 25, 1985 (age 39)
Limón, Limón, Costa Rica
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
Coached byEmmanuel Chanto
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 20.20 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
400 m: 44.60 (Madrid 2016)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Costa Rica
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 400 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 400 m
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 San Fernando 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 São Paulo 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Trujillo 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trujillo 200 m
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 San Salvador 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 San José 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 400 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayaguez 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla 400 m
Central American Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ciudad de Panamá 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2017 Managua 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Managua 400 m
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.

  1. ^ Robinson, Javier Clovelo; Calixto, Néstor; Barrantes, Vanessa (2008-03-05). "Nery Brenes ready to put Costa Rica on the athletics map". IAAF Athletics. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ "Costa Rica"[permanent dead link], Reuters, June 17, 2008
  3. ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  4. ^ "Nery Brenes consigue un histórico oro para Costa Rica en 400 metros". 10 March 2012.