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Yaime Pérez Tellez (sometimes "Yaimí", born 29 May 1991) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the discus throw.[2] In 2022, she defected to the United States.[3]

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Yaime Pérez
Pérez at the 2015 Doha Diamond League
Personal information
Full nameYaimí Pérez Tellez
Born (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33)
Santiago, Cuba
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best73.09 m (2024)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoDiscus throw
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 DohaDiscus throw
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 OstravaDiscus throw
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoDiscus throw
Updated on 4 October 2019
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Career

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 2+34 in).[4]

Pérez won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

She defected to the United States while on a stopover in Miami, after performing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where she placed seventh in the competition.[3]

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Personal bests

  • Shot put: 13.88 m (45 ft 6+14 in) (2008)
  • Discus throw: 73.09 m (239 ft 9+12 in) (2024)
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International competitions

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1Representing the Americas

2No mark in the final

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References

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