# Yenima Arencibia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yenima_Arencibia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yenima_Arencibia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenima_Arencibia > Source revision: 1349008978 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Cuban sprint hurdler}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightblue | name = Yenima Arencibia | image = | caption = | fullname = Yenima Arencibia Barrizonte | nationality = {{CUB}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [San Luis](/source/San_Luis%2C_Pinar_del_R%C3%ADo), [Pinar del Río](/source/Pinar_del_R%C3%ADo_Province), Cuba | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.67|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|55|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | website = | country = | sport = [Athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport)) | event = [100 metres hurdles](/source/100_metres_hurdles) | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = |updated = 25 June 2013 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [athletics](/source/athletics_(sport))}} {{MedalCountry|{{CUB}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[CAC Championships](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{MedalSilver |[2008 Cali](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics)|100 m hurdles}} }} '''Yenima Arencibia Barrisontes''' (or Yenima Arencibia Barrizonte; born 25 December 1984) is a [Cuba](/source/Cuba)n sprint hurdler.{{cite sports-reference|title = Yenima Arencibia|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/yenima-arencibia-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/yenima-arencibia-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 8 December 2012}} ==Career== Arencibia represented [Cuba](/source/Cuba) at the [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics) in [Beijing](/source/Beijing), where she competed for the [women's 100 m hurdles](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles), along with her teammate [Anay Tejeda](/source/Anay_Tejeda). She won a silver medal at the [2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics) in [Cali, Colombia](/source/Cali%2C_Colombia), with her personal best time of 12.95 seconds.{{cite web|last=Nicholas|first=Stephon|title=Relay teams strike gold|url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/print,0,82098.html|publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|date=7 July 2008|access-date=8 December 2012}} She is also the aunt of decathlete [Yordanis García](/source/Yordanis_Garc%C3%ADa), a two-time Olympian and [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games) medalist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Arencibia ran in the third heat against seven other athletes, including Australia's [Sally Pearson](/source/Sally_Pearson), who later won a silver medal in the final. She finished the heat in sixth place by six tenths of a second (0.60) behind Pearson, outside her personal best of 13.43 seconds. Arencibia, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as she placed thirty-second overall, and ranked below two mandatory slots for the next round.{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 3 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATW011900/index.html |publisher=[NBC Olympics](/source/NBC_Olympics) |access-date=3 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821073936/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DATW011900/index.html |archive-date=21 August 2012}} ==Personal bests== ;Outdoor {| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |- !Event !Points !Venue !Date |- |[100 metres](/source/100_metres) || 11.80 || [Alcalá de Henares](/source/Alcal%C3%A1_de_Henares), Spain || 7 July 2007 |- |[100 metres hurdles](/source/100_metres_hurdles) || 12.95 || [Cali](/source/Cali), Colombia || 5 July 2008 |} ;Indoor {| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |- !Event !Points !Venue !Date |- |[60 metres hurdles](/source/60_metres_hurdles) || 8.09 || [Valencia](/source/Valencia), Spain || 10 February 2007 |- |[60 metres hurdles](/source/60_metres_hurdles) || 8.09 || [Chemnitz](/source/Chemnitz), Germany || 23 February 2007 |} *All information taken from [IAAF](/source/IAAF) profile. ==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}} |- |rowspan=3|2005 |[ALBA Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2005_ALBA_Games) |[Havana](/source/Havana), Cuba |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.29 s (wind: -1.1 m/s) |- |rowspan=2|[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2005_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics) |rowspan=2|[Nassau](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), Bahamas |4th (h) |100 m hurdles |[13.60 s](/source/2005_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) (wind: +1.7 m/s) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |[45.07 s](/source/2005_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) |- |2006 |[NACAC Under-23 Championships](/source/2006_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), Dominican Republic |4th |100 m hurdles |[13.35 s](/source/2006_NACAC_Under-23_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) (wind: +0.4 m/s) |- |rowspan=2|2006 |rowspan=2|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) |rowspan=2|[Cartagena](/source/Cartagena%2C_Colombia), Colombia |10th (h) |100 m hurdles |[14.25 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles) '''w''' (wind: +2.1 m/s) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |[3:36.34 min](/source/Athletics_at_the_2006_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=3|2007 |rowspan=2|[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games) |rowspan=2|[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil |9th (h) |100 m hurdles |[13.32 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles) (wind: +0.6 m/s) |- |2nd (h) |4 × 100 m relay |[43.46 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_x_100_metres_relay) |- |[Universiade](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Summer_Universiade) |[Bangkok](/source/Bangkok), Thailand |8th |100 m hurdles |[13.33 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2007_Summer_Universiade_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles) (wind: -0.3 m/s) |- |rowspan=2|2008 |[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Cali](/source/Cali), Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles |[12.95 s](/source/2008_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) '''A''' (wind: +1.4 m/s) |- |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) |[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China |32nd (h) |100 m hurdles |[13.43 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles) (wind: -0.1 m/s) |- |rowspan=2|2009 |[ALBA Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2009_ALBA_Games) |[Havana](/source/Havana), Cuba |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m hurdles |13.10 s '''w''' (wind: +3.3 m/s) |- |[Central American and Caribbean Championships](/source/2009_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Havana](/source/Havana), Cuba |5th |100 m hurdles |[13.23 s](/source/2009_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Results) (wind: +1.0 m/s) |- |rowspan=3|2011 |rowspan=2|[ALBA Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_ALBA_Games) |rowspan=2|[Barquisimeto](/source/Barquisimeto), Venezuela |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m hurdles |13.36 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |45.33 s |- |[Pan American Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games) |[Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara), Mexico |6th |100 m hurdles |[13.22 s](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_100_metres_hurdles) (wind: +0.2 m/s) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120822192905/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=53669/bio/index.html NBC 2008 Olympics profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/yenima-arencibia-1.html Sports reference biography] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arencibia, Yenima}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:Cuban women sprinters Category:Cuban women hurdlers Category:Olympic athletes for Cuba Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Category:Competitors at the 2007 Summer Universiade Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games athletes for Cuba Category:Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province Category:21st-century Cuban sportswomen {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Yenima Arencibia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenima_Arencibia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenima_Arencibia?action=history)). 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