Yaime Pérez
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Pérez at the 2015 Doha Diamond League
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Yaimí Pérez Tellez |
| Born | May 29, 1991 Santiago de Cuba |
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| Country |  Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 67.13 m (2015)[1] |
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Medal record
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| Updated on January 9, 2015. | |
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Yaime Pérez Tellez (sometimes "Yaimí", born May 19, 1991) is a Cuban athlete. She competed for Cuba in discus at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
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 67.13 m (220 ft 23⁄4 in).[1]
Personal bests
- Shot put: 13.88 m (45 ft 61⁄4 in) (2008
- Discus throw: 67.13 m (220 ft 23⁄4 in) (2015)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Cuba |
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| 2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 9th | Discus | 52.00 m |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 1st | Discus | 56.01 m |
| 2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 55.26 m |
| 2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | Discus | 56.93 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 30th (q) | Discus | 57.87 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | Discus | 60.33 m |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | — | Discus | NM |
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | Discus | 59.38 m | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Discus | 62.42 m A | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Discus | 64.99 m |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | Discus | 65.46 m | |
References
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- Yaime Pérez profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rowbottom, Mike (July 9, 2015). Taylor topples Pichardo in Lausanne – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-10.
- ↑ Yaime Pérez. sports-reference.com
- Pages with reference errors
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santiago de Cuba
- Cuban discus throwers
- Female discus throwers
- Cuban female athletes
- Olympic athletes of Cuba
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Cuba
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Cuba
- Cuban athletics biography stubs
