Dayron Capetillo (born 11 September 1987) is a retired

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

n athlete who specialised in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

. He represented his country at the 2009 World Championships and 2010 World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals on both occasions. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships. His personal bests are 13.46 seconds in the

110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a rac ...

(+1.1 m/s, Tomblaine 2009) and 7.64 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...

(Düsseldorf 2010).

International competitions

References

1987 births Living people Cuban male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba 21st-century Cuban sportsmen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub