Nery Brenes

Nery Brenes
Brenes celebrating his win at the 2012 World Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Full nameNery Antonio Brenes Cárdenas
Nationality Costa Rica
Born (1985-09-25) September 25, 1985
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprints
Coached byEmmanuel Chanto
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 20.20 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)
400 m: 44.60 (Madrid 2016)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Costa Rica
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul 400 m
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 400 m
Ibero-American Championships
2010 San Fernando 400 m
2014 São Paulo 400 m
2018 Trujillo 400 m
2018 Trujillo 200 m
NACAC Championships
2007 San Salvador 400 m
2015 San José 400 m
2018 Toronto 400 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
2010 Mayagüez 400 m
2018 Barranquilla 400 m
Central American Games
2010 Panama City 400 m
2010 Panama City 4 × 400 m relay
2017 Managua 200 m
2017 Managua 400 m

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. He has participated in major events like the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, and achieved a 4th-place finish at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. He also finished in 3rd place at the 2008 ÅF Golden League meet in Oslo, Norway.