Susana Clement
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| Full name | Susana Aylen Clement Quezada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1989 Diez de Octubre, La Habana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4×400 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Susana Aylen Clement Quezada (born August 18, 1989, in Diez de Octubre, La Habana) is a Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 metres.[1][2] She won gold medals for the national relay team at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Havana, and also, at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[3]
Career
[edit]Clement competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, and Indira Terrero. She ran on the third leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 51.38 seconds. She and her team finished the relay in second place for a seasonal best time of 3:25.48, giving them a qualifying slot for the final round.[4] By the following day, Clement and her team placed sixth in the finals, with a national record-breaking time of 3:23.31.[5]
Personal best
[edit]Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | 400 m | 53.15 s |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.77 min | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 200 m | 23.82 s (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m | 52.36 s |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.21 min NR | |
| 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 min |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.36 min | |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.73 min |
| 2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.91 min |
| World Championships | Daegu, Korea | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.74 min | |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.09 min A | |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Susana Clement". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ XXIX JUEGOS OLIMPICOS BEIJING 2008 - Delegación Cubana (PDF) (in Spanish), Instituto Nacional de Deportes Educación Física y Recreación (INDER), p. 57, archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2016, retrieved June 24, 2013
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (31 October 2011). "Nava and da Silva take last athletics titles in Guadalajara as Pan American Games conclude". IAAF. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 1". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Susana Clement at World Athletics
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- Sports reference biography
- Tilastopaja biography
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