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Nery Brenes

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nery Brenes is the 5,274th most popular athlete (up from 5,419th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Costa Rica and the most popular Costa Rican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nery Brenes ranks 5,274 out of 6,025. Before him are Innocent Egbunike, Zhang Jin, Kim Su-ji, Zibane Ngozi, Erik Varga, and David Svoboda. After him are Nadia Davy, Daniela Sruoga, Kamilla Gafurzianova, Rojé Stona, Olga Arteshina, and Elise Ringen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Nery Brenes ranks 1,279. Before him are Matteo Castaldo, Visay Phaphouvanin, Kim Jong-hyun, Shingo Hyodo, Kohei Matsushita, and David Svoboda. After him are Ahmed Kantari, Christine Girard, Morten Rasmussen, Lukas Klapfer, Jared Dudley, and Brent Burns.

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In Costa Rica

Among people born in Costa Rica, Nery Brenes ranks 111 out of 134. Before him are Rónald Matarrita (1994), Juan José Rodríguez (1967), Roy Miller (1984), Diego Calvo (1991), Waylon Francis (1990), and Rodney Wallace (1988). After him are Juan Pablo Vargas (1995), Kenner Gutiérrez (1989), David Myrie (1988), Mayron George (1993), Dennis Marshall (1985), and Leonel Moreira (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Costa Rica

Among athletes born in Costa Rica, Nery Brenes ranks 1. After him are Andrea Vargas (1996), Kenneth Tencio (1993), and Leilani McGonagle (1999).

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