# Daimí Pernía

Daimí Pernía Figueroa (born December 27, 1976, in La Palma, Pinar del Río) is a retired Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion. She announced her retirement in 2007.

## Personal bests

* 200 m: 23.43 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Camagüey, 27 February 1999
* 400 m: 51.10 s – Getafe, 10 July 2001
* 100 m hurdles: 14.31 s – Santiago de Cuba, 4 May 1992
* 400 m hurdles: 52.89 s – Sevilla, 25 August 1999

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Cuba ||||||
| 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 5th (h) | 400 m | 56.83 s |
| 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.84 s |
| 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:59.81 min |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 11th (sf) | 400m | 54.09 s |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.27 s |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.95 min |
| 1995 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.86 min A |
| 1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 56.14 s |
| 1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.73 s |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 56.13 s |
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.00 min |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.95 s |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 53.44 s |
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.70 min |
| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.89 s |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | 400 m | 53.68 s |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.47 min |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.51 s |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.68 min |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.10 s |
| 2004 | Ibero-American Championships | Huelva, Spain | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.84 s |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 20th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 55.91 s |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.32 s |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.34 min |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.98 s |
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.77 min |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 59.71 s |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.51 min |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.05 min |