Yaime Pérez Tellez (sometimes "Yaimí", born 29 May 1991) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the discus throw. In 2022, she defected to the United States.
Career She was the gold medallist at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, then won her first senior title at the regional 2011 ALBA Games. Pérez represented Cuba at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, placing eleventh in the final. Her 2014 season was highlighted by a silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games and a fifth-place finish at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. Pérez won her first IAAF Diamond League meeting in 2015, beating world and Olympic champion Sandra Perković through a personal best throw of .Rowbottom, Mike (9 July 2015). Taylor topples Pichardo in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 10 July 2015.
Pérez won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
She defected to the United States while on a stopover in Miami, after performing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where she placed seventh in the competition. Following her defection, Pérez began training under coach Dane Miller. At the Oklahoma Throws Series meeting in Ramona on 13 April 2024, Pérez achieved the world's longest women's discus throw since 1989, clocking in at 73.09m.
Personal bests Shot put: (2008) Discus throw: (2024)
International competitions Representing 2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba9thDiscus52.00 m2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada1stDiscus56.01 m2011ALBA GamesBarquisimeto, Venezuela1stDiscus55.26 m2012Ibero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela4thDiscus56.93 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom30th (q)Discus57.87 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11thDiscus60.33 m2014Pan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico —DiscusNMContinental CupMarrakesh, Morocco5thDiscus59.38 m1Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico2ndDiscus62.42 m A2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada2ndDiscus64.99 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China4thDiscus65.46 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil1st (q)Discus65.38 m22017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4thDiscus64.82 m2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1stDiscus66.00 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada1stDiscus61.97 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru1stDiscus66.58 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar1stDiscus69.17 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan3rdDiscus65.72 m2022Ibero-American ChampionshipsLa Nucía, Spain1stDiscus62.06 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States7thDiscus63.07 m 1Representing the Americas
2No mark in the final
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