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| Dayron Robles | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dayron Robles |
| Birth date | 19 November 1986 |
| Birth place | Santa Cruz del Sur, Camagüey, Cuba |
| Height | 1.87 m |
| Weight | 88 kg |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 110 metres hurdles |
| Club | Cuba national athletics team |
Dayron Robles is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metres hurdles. He emerged as one of the premier hurdlers of the late 2000s and early 2010s, winning global titles and setting a world record that stood as a benchmark for sprint hurdling. Robles competed internationally at events including the Olympic Games, World Championships in Athletics, and IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Born in Santa Cruz del Sur in the Camagüey region of Cuba, Robles grew up during the era of Cuban sports investment that produced athletes like Javier Sotomayor, Alberto Juantorena, Ana Fidelia Quirot, and Mijaín López. He developed in local athletics programs and youth competitions influenced by coaches connected to the INDER system. Early interactions with Cuban peers and rivals such as Dayron Robles-adjacent contemporaries in Caribbean meets introduced him to regional circuits including the Central American and Caribbean Games, Carifta Games, and meets in Havana and Santiago de Cuba.
Robles rose through junior ranks to compete on the Diamond League and continental circuits, racing against athletes from United States, Jamaica, France, and Germany. He faced competitors like Aries Merritt, Liu Xiang, Dai Greene, Leroy Burrell, Allen Johnson, Colin Jackson, and Grant Holloway across championships. His training and competition schedule brought him to meets in Doha, Berlin, Oslo, Monaco, and Belgrade, and to championships organized by the IAAF (now World Athletics). Robles's technique and starts were analyzed by coaches and commentators associated with institutions such as the United States Olympic Committee and national federations including Royal Spanish Athletics Federation and British Athletics.
Robles won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 110 m hurdles, defeating rivals from nations including the United States and Cuba's regional adversaries. He claimed the title at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and set the 110 m hurdles world record at the IAAF Golden Gala in Rome with a time that surpassed marks held by predecessors from France and the United States. Robles also featured on podiums at meets in the IAAF World Indoor Championships, Pan American Games, and Central American and Caribbean Championships. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and participated in continental tournaments like the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics and national championships in Cuba and abroad.
Robles's standout mark came when he set the 110 m hurdles world record at 12.87 seconds at the 2008 Golden Gala in Rome, a performance that eclipsed times held by earlier record holders from United States and France. His personal bests across sprint and hurdle events featured times that were compared with those of Colin Jackson's historical bests, Roger Kingdom's Olympic-winning efforts, and subsequent marks by Aries Merritt and Liu Xiang. Statistic compilations by organizations such as the IAAF and national federations record his season's bests, wind-legal performances, and rankings in annual lists.
Robles's career included periods of scrutiny typical of elite athletics, where sample testing regimes run by bodies like the World Anti-Doping Agency, IAAF, and national anti-doping organizations increased oversight. His competitive record was examined within the context of anti-doping protocols used at events such as the Olympic Games and World Championships in Athletics, alongside high-profile cases involving athletes from Jamaica, United States, Russia, and Kenya. Disciplinary processes and sample analyses at laboratories accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency influenced public discussion and media coverage by outlets reporting on notable track and field controversies.
Robles's legacy sits among Cuba's distinguished track and field alumni, joining names like Javier Sotomayor, Misael Ortiz, Yoelbi Quesada, and Dayron Robles-era contemporaries who inspired younger hurdlers across Latin America and the Caribbean. Post-competition, his influence is evident in coaching dialogues, training methodologies discussed at conferences attended by representatives from USA Track & Field, European Athletics, and national federations. Tributes and retrospectives have been featured in athletic histories, statistics compendia, and sports media covering the evolution of sprint hurdling.
Category:Cuban male hurdlers Category:Olympic gold medalists for Cuba Category:World Athletics Championships winners