Roberto Hernández (runner)

"Roberto Hernández (athlete)" redirects here. For other sportspeople with this name, see Roberto Hernández (disambiguation).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Prendes.

Roberto Hernández Prendes (born March 6, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas) is a Cuban retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

His personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. Until September 2006, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA. It remains the Cuban record for the event. He broke 44.5 seconds on four other occasions.

Hernandez finished fourth in the World Championship finals in 1987 and 1991. As a member of the Cuban 4 x 400m relay squad he won a World Championship Bronze medal in 1987 and an Olympic Silver medal in 1992.

As of 1 October 2014, Hernandez holds the fastest non-winning time for the 300 metres.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 400 m 45.34
World Student Games Kobe, Japan 2nd 400 m 45.41
1986 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Mexico City, México 1st 200 m 20.70 A
1st 400 m 45.19 A
Ibero American Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 400 m 46.03
2nd 4x400m relay 3:09.09
World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 2nd (h) [1] 200m 21.20 (wind: +0.3m/s)
2nd 400m 45.64
2nd 4×400m relay 3:04.22
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 3rd 400 m 45.13
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 2nd 400 m 46.09
World Championships Rome, Italy 4th 400 m 44.99
3rd 4x400 m 2:59.16 NR
1988 Ibero-American Championships Ciudad de México, México 3rd 200m 20.24 (wind: -0.3 m/s) A
1st 400m 44.44 A
1st 4x400m relay 2:59.71 A CR
1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m 44.84 CR
World Student Games Duisburg, West Germany 1st 400 m 45.42
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Mexico City, Mexico 1st 200 m 20.72 A   (-0.8 m/s)
1st 400 m 44.84 A
3rd 4x400 m 3:06.17 A
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1st 400 m 44.52
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th 400 m 44.86
1992 Ibero-American Championships Seville, Spain 1st (h)[2] 400m 46.37
1st 4x400m relay 3:01.58
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 5th 400 m 44.52
2nd 4x400 m 2:59.51
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany heats 400 m 46.01
6th 4x400 m 3:00.46
1994 Ibero-American Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina — 4x400m relay DQ
1996 Ibero American Championships Medellín, Colombia 5th 400 m 46.95
1st 4x400 m 3:03.98
Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, USA 19th (h) 4x400 m 3:05.75

References

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