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Anier García

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seville 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Edmonton 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lisboa 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Birmingham 60 m hurdles

Anier Octavio García Ortiz (born March 9, 1976) is a Cuban athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships. In the next year, at the 1996 Summer Olympics, García was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

In 1997, García broke to the international scene by winning 60 m hurdles at World Indoor Championships at Paris. Unfortunately, at the World Championships in Athens, he competed with a leg injury, and although he finished second in his quarter-final, he withdrew from the semi-finals. In 1999, García won the Pan-American Games, but was beaten second by Colin Jackson at the World Championships.

The high peak of García's career was at the Sydney Olympics. The Olympic final was expected to be a tight competition amongst the top five hurdlers, but García won the gold medal easily, beating Terrence Trammell by 0.16 seconds. García repeated his silver medal at the 2001 World Championships and also won silver at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and 2003 World Indoor Championships. García didn't compete at the 2003 World Championships due to a thigh injury, but at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Time
September 25, 2000 110 m hurdles Sydney, Australia 13.00

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1994 5th IAAF World Junior Championships Lisboa, Portugal 5th 110 m hurdles
1995 Pan American Junior Championchips Santiago, Chile 1st 110 m hurdles
1996 Ibero-American Championships 1st 110 m hurdles
1997 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 60 m hurdles
1998 8th IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd 110 m hurdles
1999 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 6th 60 m hurdles
1999 7th IAAF World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 110 m hurdles
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Manitoba 1st 110 m hurdles
2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 1st 110 m hurdles
2001 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships Lisboa, Portugal 2nd 60 m hurdles
2001 17th IAAF Grand Prix Melbourne, Australia 1st 110 m hurdles
2002 9th IAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain 1st 110 m hurdles
2003 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama 2nd 60 m hurdles
2004 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 3rd 110 m hurdles


References



Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 110m Hurdles Best Year Performance
2002 		Succeeded by



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