Dayron Robles
Olympic athlete
1986 –
Who is Dayron Robles?
Dayron Robles is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.
He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and Caribbean Games champion. Pan American gold came the following year in which also set a meet record of 12.92 seconds at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final – making him the joint fourth fastest ever.
He reached the pinnacle of his event in 2008 by setting a world record of 12.87 seconds in June at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet, and winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 12.93 seconds. Injury ruled him out for much of 2009, but he returned strongly with a championship record win at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He was disqualified at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1986
Guantánamo - Nationality
- Cuba
- Profession
- Lived in
- Havana
- Guantánamo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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