Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler

Daimí Pernía

Cuban hurdler

Daimí Pernía Figueroa 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…