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]
![]() Pérez at the 2015 Doha Diamond League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yaimí Pérez Tellez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 31) Santiago de Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 69.39 m (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 4 October 2019. |
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+3⁄4 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | ALBA Games | La Habana, Cuba | 9th | Discus | 52.00 m |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 1st | Discus | 56.01 m |
2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 55.26 m |
2012 | Ibero-American Championships | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 4th | Discus | 56.93 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 30th (q) | Discus | 57.87 m | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th | Discus | 60.33 m |
2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | — | Discus | NM |
Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 5th | Discus | 59.38 m1 | |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 2nd | Discus | 62.42 m A | |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Discus | 64.99 m |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | Discus | 65.46 m | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st (q) | Discus | 65.38 m2 |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | Discus | 64.82 m |
2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 1st | Discus | 66.00 m |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Discus | 61.97 m | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 1st | Discus | 66.58 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Discus | 69.17 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Discus | 65.72 m |
2022 | Ibero-American Championships | La Nucía, Spain | 1st | Discus | 62.06 m |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | Discus | 63.07 m |
1Representing the Americas
2No mark in the final
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() (with Mijaín López) Tokyo 2020 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
World Athletics Championships champions in women's discus throw | |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's discus throw | |
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Pan American Champions in women's discus throw | |
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in women's discus throw | |
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Diamond League champions in women's discus throw | |
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