Daily Cooper Gaspar (born 11 March 2002) is a Cuban middle-distance runner.
Biography She won the 800m at the Junior Pan American Championships in Colombia in 2021. She won bronze in the 1500m at the CAC Games in 2023 in San Salvador. She was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 Pan American Games.
She lowered her 800m personal best to 2:00.45 in April 2024. She ran another 800 metres personal best time of 1:58.61 in Guadalajara in June 2024. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics over 800 metres and qualified for the semi finals, running 1:58.88. In the semi-final she lowered her personal best but did not reach the final. She also competed in the women's relay at the Games.
In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
In June 2026, Cooper ran a new personal best 1:56.10 win the gold medal over 800 metres at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín, also winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the championships. In August, she again won double gold medals in the 800 and 1500 metres at the 2026 CAC Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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