Nery McKeen

Nery McKeen
Personal information
Born (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1983 Caracas800m
Silver medal – second place1979 San Juan4x400m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1982 Havana800m
Gold medal – first place1982 Havana4x400m relay
Gold medal – first place1986 Santiago4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place1978 Medellin800m
Bronze medal – third place1986 Santiago1500m

Nery María McKeen León (born April 26, 1957) is a retired Cuban middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Her personal best time was 2.00.23 minutes, achieved in June 1985 in Prague.[1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 3rd 800 m 2:04.48
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 5th 800 m 2:05.4
1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 800 m 2:07.13
Universiade Bucharest, Romania 11th (h) 800 m 2:04.05
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st 800 m 2:04.22
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.22
1983 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 1st 800 m 2:04.26
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.97
Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 1st 800 m 2:02.20
Ibero-American Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 800 m 2:03.07
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.94
1984 Friendship Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 11th 800 m 2:02.74
1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 800 m 2:04.10
2nd 1500 m 4:25.03
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dom. Rep. 5th 800 m 2:04.66
3rd 1500 m 4:23.34
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.60
Ibero-American Championships La Habana, Cuba 3rd 800 m 2:03.07
5th 1500 m 4:25.79
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.70

References