Yeral Nuñez
Dominican Republic athlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yeral Nuñez (born 9 January 2003) is a hurdler from the Dominican Republic. He won national championships titles in the 400m hurdles in 2023 and 2024 and competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m Hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400m hurdles: 48.58s (2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He ran a Dominican Republic national U20 record of 50.07 for the 400 metres hurdles in June 2022.[2]
He ran 49.43 seconds to win the senior national title over 400m hurdles for the first time, in April 2023.[3] He won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 NACAC U23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.[4] He qualified for the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the senior 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in July 2023.[5] He finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[6]
He competed for the Dominican Republic at the World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[7][8] That month, he won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 Ibero-American Championships in Brazil. His 4x400m relay team won their race but were disallowed for a lane infringement.[9] He ran 49.05 seconds to retain his national 400m hurdles title in June 2024.[10]
He was selected to compete for Dominican Republic at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He ran as part of the mixed 4x400m relay.[11] He also ran in the 400m hurdles.[12][13]
Personal life
He is from La Romana, Dominican Republic.[14]
References
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