Daily Cooper Gaspar

Daily Cooper
Personal information
NationalityCuba
Born (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:56.10 (Medellín, 2026)
1500m 4:11.25 (San Salvador, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Santiago1500 m
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Medellín800 m
Gold medal – first place2026 Medellín1500 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 San Salvador1500 m
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali-Valle800 m

Daily Cooper Gaspar (born 11 March 2002) is a Cuban middle-distance runner.[1]

Biography

She won the 800m at the Junior Pan American Championships in Colombia in 2021.[2] She won bronze in the 1500m at the CAC Games in 2023 in San Salvador.[3] She was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 Pan American Games.[4]

She lowered her 800m personal best to 2:00.45 in April 2024.[5] She ran another 800 metres personal best time of 1:58.61 in Guadalajara in June 2024.[6] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics over 800 metres and qualified for the semi finals, running 1:58.88. In the semi-final she lowered her personal best but did not reach the final.[7][8] She also competed in the women's 4x400m relay at the Games.[9]

In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

In June 2026, Cooper ran a new personal best 1:56.10 win the gold medal over 800 metres at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Championships in Medellín, also winning the 1500 metres gold medal at the championships.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Daily Cooper Gaspar". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Jacks, Bradley (December 2, 2021). "Cuba's Maikel Gonzalez and Aruba's Patrick Groters strike gold at Pan Am Juniors in Colombia". sportsmax. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Day 5 CAC Games 2023 results; Record run by Paulino". world-track. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Katzberg shines and Brea bags unprecedented double at Pan American Games". World Athletics. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cuba's Cooper confident of qualifying for Paris-2024 in 800 meters". cubasi. 13 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Meeting Guadalajara Atletismo Puma". world athletics. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Longa, Figueroa and Cooper shine at first Pan American Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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