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Yunier Pérez
- Born
- Feb 16, 1985 (41 years old)
- Birthplace
- San José de las Lajas, Cuba
- Events
- 60 m · 100 m
- Height
- 1.76 m
- Weight
- 70 kg
Yunier Pérez Romero (born February 16, 1985, in San José de las Lajas) is a Cuban track and field athlete, who specializes in sprinting events.
He won gold medals with the Cuban relay team at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia, with an Olympic qualifying time of 3:02.10.
Perez competed for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with his teammates Omar Cisneros, William Collazo, and Yunior Díaz. He ran on the starting leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 45.95 seconds. Perez and his national relay team, however, finished seventh in the preliminary heats, for a total time of 3:02.24, failing to advance into the final round.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 60 m 6.49, 100 m 9.92 (#216 all-time), 2021 season best 6.80 (Jan 23, 2021) · Last competition: Villa de Madrid, Gallur, Madrid (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour, Feb 24, 2021, 6.78 · 41 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60m Indoor | 6.78 | – | Feb 24, 2021 | Villa de Madrid, Gallur, Madrid (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour |
| 2021 | 60m | 6.80 | – | Jan 23, 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 60m Indoor | 6.83 | – | Feb 5, 2020 | Czech Indoor Gala, Atletická hala, Ostrava (i) |
| 2020 | 60m | 6.88 | – | Feb 1, 2020 | – |
| 2020 | 100m | 10.53 | +3.7 | Aug 29, 2020 | Ibiza (ESP) |
| 2019 | 60m Indoor | 6.71 | – | Feb 16, 2019 | Spanish Indoor Championships |
| 2018 | 60m Indoor | 6.52 | – | Feb 6, 2018 | Düsseldorf PSD Bank Meeting, Leichtathletikhalle im Arena-Sportpark, Düsseldorf (i) - IAAF World Indoor Tour |
| 2018 | 60m | 6.68 | – | Jan 27, 2018 | – |