Roberto Hernández (runner)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Prendes.

Roberto Hernández Prendes (born March 6, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas) is a Cuban retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

His personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. Until September 2006, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA. It remains the Cuban record for the event. He broke 44.5 seconds on four other occasions.

Hernandez finished fourth in the World Championship finals in 1987 and 1991. As a member of the Cuban 4 x 400m relay squad he won a World Championship Bronze medal in 1987 and an Olympic Silver medal in 1992.

As of 1 October 2014, Hernandez holds the fastest non-winning time for the 300 metres.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1985	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	400 m	45.34
	World Student Games	Kobe, Japan	2nd	400 m	45.41
1986	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Mexico City, México	1st	200 m	20.70 A
			1st	400 m	45.19 A
	Ibero American Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m	46.03
			2nd	4x400m relay	3:09.09
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd (h)	200m	21.20 (wind: +0.3m/s)
			2nd	400m	45.64
			2nd	4×400m relay	3:04.22
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	400 m	45.13
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	400 m	46.09
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	400 m	44.99
			3rd	4x400 m	2:59.16 NR
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Ciudad de México, México	3rd	200m	20.24 (wind: -0.3 m/s) A
			1st	400m	44.44 A
			1st	4x400m relay	2:59.71 A CR
1989	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	44.84 CR
	World Student Games	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	400 m	45.42
1990	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	200 m	20.72 A   (-0.8 m/s)
			1st	400 m	44.84 A
			3rd	4x400 m	3:06.17 A
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	400 m	44.52
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	400 m	44.86
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st (h)	400m	46.37
			1st	4x400m relay	3:01.58
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	400 m	44.52
			2nd	4x400 m	2:59.51
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	heats	400 m	46.01
			6th	4x400 m	3:00.46
1994	Ibero-American Championships	Mar del Plata, Argentina	—	4x400m relay	DQ
1996	Ibero American Championships	Medellín, Colombia	5th	400 m	46.95
			1st	4x400 m	3:03.98
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	19th (h)	4x400 m	3:05.75

References

• Roberto Hernández profile at IAAF

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