Dayron Robles

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Dayron Robles (born November 19, 1986) is a Cuban hurdler who set the world record in the 110 metre hurdles of 12.87 seconds on June 12, 2008 at the "Golden Spike" meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, despite indifferent conditions (17C, wind +0.9m/s).

At the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Moscow he finished second with a new personal best time (indoor) of 7.46 seconds, a time which he has since improved to 7.33, making him the second-fastest ever indoors, behind Colin Jackson. At the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia he didn't advance from the heats due to stopping running thinking that fellow hurdler Liu Xiang had made a false start. This was great disappointment for Robles, who had posted 9 of the 11 fastest times of the winter season and was a favorite for winning the gold medal.^[1]

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2003	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	6th	110m hurdles
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	110m hurdles
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	110m hurdles
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	60m hurdles, 7.46s PB
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	110m hurdles, 13.12s CR
2007	Panamerican Games	Rio de Janeiro,Brazil	1st	110m hurdles, 13.25s
2007	World Championships in Athletics	Osaka,Japan	4th	110m hurdles, 13.15s
2007	IAAF World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	110 m hurdles, 12.92s CR
2008	2008 Golden Spike Meet	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	110 m hurdles, 12.87s WR

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IAAF profile for Dayron Robles

Records
Preceded by Liu Xiang	Men's 110 m Hurdles World Record Holder June 12, 2008 –	Succeeded by Incumbent
Sporting positions
Preceded by Liu Xiang	Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2007 alongside Liu Xiang	Succeeded by Incumbent