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Nery Brenes
1985 - Today
Nery Brenes
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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Nery Brenes is the 6,149th most popular athlete (down from 5,443rd in 2024), the 115th most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 111th in 2019) and the most popular Costa Rican Athlete.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Nery Brenes ranks 1,376. Before him are Visay Phaphouvanin, Kim Jong-hyun, Shingo Hyodo, Kohei Matsushita, Şahika Ercümen, and David Svoboda. After him are Ahmed Kantari, Maeve Dermody, Christine Girard, Abia Akram, Morten Rasmussen, and Lukas Klapfer.
Others Born in 1985
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Visay Phaphouvanin
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 1,370
Kim Jong-hyun
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 1,371
Shingo Hyodo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 1,372
Kohei Matsushita
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 1,373
Şahika Ercümen
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.32
Rank: 1,374
David Svoboda
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 1,375
Nery Brenes
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 1,376
Ahmed Kantari
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 1,377
Maeve Dermody
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 1,378
Christine Girard
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 1,379
Abia Akram
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 1,380
Morten Rasmussen
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 1,381
Lukas Klapfer
SKIER
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 1,382
In Costa Rica
Among people born in Costa Rica, Nery Brenes ranks 115 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).
Others born in Costa Rica
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Rónald Matarrita
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 109
Juan José Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 110
Roy Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 111
Diego Calvo
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 112
Waylon Francis
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 113
Rodney Wallace
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 114
Nery Brenes
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 115
Juan Pablo Vargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 116
Kenner Gutiérrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.47
Rank: 117
David Myrie
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 118
Mayron George
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 119
Dennis Marshall
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2011
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 120
Leonel Moreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 121
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).
Nery Brenes
1985 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 1
Andrea Vargas
1996 - Present
HPI: 27.81
Rank: 2
Kenneth Tencio
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.72
Rank: 3
Leilani McGonagle
1999 - Present
HPI: 21.57
Rank: 4
