Yaime Pérez
Yaime Pérez Tellez is a Cuban athlete specialising in the discus throw. In 2022, she defected to the United States.
Career
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.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. Following her defection, Pérez began training under coach Dane Miller.
Personal bests
- Shot put:
- Discus throw:
International competitions
1Representing the Americas2No mark in the final