Nery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas (born September 25, 1985) is a Costa Rican sprinter. 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."Costa Rica", Reuters, June 17, 2008
Brenes won the gold medal at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, setting a new national and championship record. "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. 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.
Personal bests Outdoor 200 m: 20.20 s – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16 August 2016 400 m: 44.60 s – Madrid, Spain, 23 June 2016
Indoor 400 m: 45.11 s – Istanbul, Turkey, 10 March 2012
International competitions Representing 2004Central American Junior ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2nd200 m21.91 (-2.3 m/s)2nd400 m48.00Central American and Caribbean Junior ChampionshipsCoatzacoalcos, Mexico 3rd400 m48.05Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st400 m47.911st4 × 400 m3:16.80 CR2005Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st400 m46.42 CR1st4 × 400 m3:15.52 CRWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland38th (h)400 m47.112006Central American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia16th (h)200 m21.9418th (h)400 m47.572007Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st200 m21.37 (+1.4 m/s)1st400 m47.402nd4 × 400 m3:14.32NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador 3rd400 m46.00World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan11th (sf)400 m45.012008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain4th400 m46.65Olympic GamesBeijing, China10th (sf)400 m44.942009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba4th400 m45.922010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th400 m46.55Central American GamesPanama City, Panama1st400 m47.21 GR1st4 × 400 m3:12.41 GRIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 1st400 m45.19Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st400 m44.847th4 × 400 m relay3:10.212011Central American ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica1st400 m45.85 CRWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea17th (sf)400 m45.93Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 1st400 m44.652012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey 1st400 m45.11Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom24th (h)400 m45.652013Central American ChampionshipsManagua, Nicaragua1st400 m46.671st4 × 400 m relay3:13.40Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico4th400 m46.226th4 × 400 m3:08.77World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th (sf)400 m46.342014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland6th400 m47.32Ibero-American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 3rd400 m45.97Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico8th400 m46.82 A5th4 × 400 m relay3:08.02 A2015NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica2nd400 m45.226th4 × 400 m relay3:07.34World ChampionshipsBeijing, China21st (sf)400 m45.412016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States7th (sf)400 m46.49Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil15th (sf)200 m20.3314th (sf)400 m45.022017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom —400 mDQ2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom –400 mDQCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia3rd400 m45.616th4 × 400 m relay3:08.31NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada2nd400 m45.67Ibero-American ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru3rd200 m20.882nd400 m46.272019Pan American GamesLima, Peru15th (h)400 m47.48
References
External links
"Against the Odds: Nery Brenes", BBC, July 21, 2008 Tilastopaja biography