Dayron Robles

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Dayron Robles

| image = Dayron Robles Doha 2010-2.jpg

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| sport = Running

| event = 110 metres hurdles

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guantánamo, Cuba

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| height = 1.91 m{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/115072 |title=Dayron Robles |website=Olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADmen |accessdate=16 June 2022}}

| weight = 89 kg{{cite journal |vauthors = López JL, Padullés JM, Olsson HJ |url=https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/article/download/4836/4476 |title=Biomechanical analysis and functional assessment of D. Robles, world record holder and Olympic champion in 110 m hurdles |journal=Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences |date=2011}}

| nationality = {{flag|Cuba}}

| pb = 110 m hurdles: 12.87 s (Ostrava 2008)

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Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.

He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and Caribbean Games champion. Pan American gold came the following year in which also set a meet record of 12.92 seconds at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final – making him the joint fourth fastest ever.

He reached the pinnacle of his event in 2008 by setting a world record of 12.87 seconds in June at the Golden Spike Ostrava meet,{{Cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/cuba/dayron-robles-196713|title=Dayron ROBLES | Profile | World Athletics}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-13-sp-newswire13-story.html |title=Dayron Robles sets world high hurdles record|access-date=2009-07-03 | work=The Los Angeles Times | first=Lisa | last=Dillman | date=2008-06-13}} and winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 12.93 seconds. Injury ruled him out for much of 2009, but he returned strongly with a championship record win at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He was disqualified at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, for violation of rule 163.2, obstruction.

Career

He won his first international medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics, taking the silver medal in the 110 m hurdles which was Cuba's only medal of the competition.Clavelo, Javier (2008-02-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=36238.html Focus on Athletes – Dayron Robles]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-17. At the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Moscow he finished second with a new personal best time (indoor) of 7.46 seconds.{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13857027_ITM |title=World Indoor Championship Results|access-date=2009-07-03 | work=The America's Intelligence Wire | date=2006-03-11}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cctv.com/program/sportsscene/20080308/101409.shtml |title=Liu Xiang to meet Robles in World Champs|access-date=2009-07-03}} He improved upon this time with a run of 7.33 s at the 2008 PSD Bank Meeting – this was a Panamerican record and made him the second-fastest ever indoors, behind Colin Jackson.Gordon, Ed (2008-02-09). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=43280.html Robles faster still – 7.33 in Düsseldorf]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.

At the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia he didn't advance from the heats due to fact that he stopped running, thinking that fellow hurdler Liu Xiang had made a false start. This was great disappointment for Robles, who had posted nine of the 11 fastest times of the winter season and was a favorite for winning the gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WIC08/news/kind=100/newsid=43894.html |title=Robles' elimination a disappointment for all hurdlers |access-date=2008-03-09}}

At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, many anticipated a Robles and Liu showdown in the final, but Liu was forced to pull out injured in the opening heat due to tendinitis.{{cite news |title=China Olympic Hero Liu Xiang Quits Games |url=http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2008/gb20080818_700953.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5 |publisher=BusinessWeek |author=Frederik Balfour |date=August 18, 2008 |access-date=July 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809203349/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2008/gb20080818_700953.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5 |archive-date=August 9, 2009 }} Robles went on to comfortably win the gold medal, posting a time of 12.93 s in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/merritt-of-u-s-cuba-s-robles-capture-track-gold-1.759247 |title=Merritt of U.S., Cuba's Robles capture track gold |access-date=2009-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810232713/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletics/story/2008/08/21/day-13-mens-track-finals.html |archive-date=August 10, 2009 }}

During the 2009 IAAF World Championships, Dayron Robles was forced out of the competition, not finishing his semi-final because of muscular injury. After recovering from his injury, he entered the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The 60 metres final was the first time in over two years that Robles had faced Liu and Terrence Trammell in the same race. Robles began the race slowly but his power and technique saw him overhaul Trammell in the second half of the race to finish in 7.34 seconds, the third quickest time ever over the distance. The win marked a return to form and he said his first indoor gold ahead of the American was as important to him as his Olympic victory two years earlier.Arcoleo, Laura (2010-03-14). [http://www.iaaf.org/WIC10/news/kind=100/newsid=56155.html Doha 2010 – Robles grabs first World gold in style]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-17.

After a season's best run of 13.12 seconds in the rain to win at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting, he secured his first 2010 IAAF Diamond League victory at the Golden Gala with a time of 13.14 seconds,[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/dlm/eventcode=4457/sex=M/discCode=110H/result.html#M110H 2010 IDL Golden Gala Results]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14. followed by a win at the Memorial Primo Nebiolo later that month.Sampaolo, Diego (2010-06-13). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=57026.html Kaki scorches 1:43.48, Robles improves to 13.08 in Turin]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-14. His best run of the season (13.01) at the Athletissima meet made him the second fastest man that year behind David Oliver, but an injury curtailed yet another season. He returned to action in May 2011 and won at the Grand Prix Région Guadeloupe meet.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-05-08). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59943.html Robles debuts with 13.35 victory in rainy Guadeloupe]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-05-13.

Robles finished first in the 110 m hurdles at the 2011 World Athletics Championships, with a time of 13.14 seconds. However, the result was invalidated, as replays showed Robles reaching out to impede the progress of competitor Liu Xiang, using his hand to knock Xiang's hand.{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Justeen|title=Being Cuban cost me gold medal|url=http://www.us.terra.com/road-to-2012/noticias/0,,OI5321436-EI17462,00-Dayron+Robles+Being+Cuban+cost+me+hurdles+gold+medal.html|access-date=2012-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115041501/http://www.us.terra.com/road-to-2012/noticias/0,,OI5321436-EI17462,00-Dayron+Robles+Being+Cuban+cost+me+hurdles+gold+medal.html|archive-date=2016-01-15|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-29-2011/sex=M/discCode=110H/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_110H_hash_f |title=IAAF.org Day 3 Results |access-date=August 29, 2011 |publisher=IAAF |year=2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915052106/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-29-2011%2Fsex%3DM%2FdiscCode%3D110H%2FcombCode%3Dhash%2FroundCode%3Df%2Fresults.html#detM_110H_hash_f |archive-date=September 15, 2011 }}

Achievements

=Personal bests=

class="wikitable"
Event !Time (seconds) !Venue !Date
50 meters hurdles \|6.39 \|Stockholm, Sweden \|21 February 2008
60 metres hurdles \|7.33 \|Düsseldorf, Germany \|8 February 2008
110 metres hurdles \|12.87 \|Ostrava, Czech Republic \|12 June 2008

class="wikitable"

Event

!Time (seconds)

!Venue

!Date

50 meters hurdles

|6.39

|Stockholm, Sweden

|21 February 2008

60 metres hurdles

|7.33

|Düsseldorf, Germany

|8 February 2008

110 metres hurdles

|12.87

|Ostrava, Czech Republic

|12 June 2008

All information from IAAF Profile{{cite web |title=Robles, Dayron biography |publisher=IAAF |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=196713/index.html |access-date=2009-03-03}}

=Competition record=

File:RoblesBeijing.jpg

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{CUB}}
2003 \|World Youth Championships \|Sherbrooke, Canada \| 6th \|110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) \|13.91
2004 \|World Junior Championships \|Grosseto, Italy \|bgcolor="silver" align="center" \| 2nd \|110 m hurdles \|13.77 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2005 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Nassau, Bahamas \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|110 m hurdles \|13.41 w (wind: +2.6 m/s)
rowspan=2\|2006 \|World Indoor Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|60 m hurdles \|7.46 s PB
Central American and Caribbean Games \|Cartagena, Colombia \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.12 s CR
rowspan=3\|2007 \|Panamerican Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.25 s
World Championships in Athletics \|Osaka, Japan \|4th \|110 m hurdles \|13.15 s
IAAF World Athletics Final \|Stuttgart, Germany \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|12.92 s CR
rowspan=2\|2008 \|Golden Spike Meet \|Ostrava, Czech Republic \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|12.87 s WR
Olympic Games \|Beijing, PR China \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|12.93 s
2009 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Havana, Cuba \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.18 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
2010 \|World Indoor Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|60 m hurdles \|7.34
rowspan="2"\|2011 \|2011 World Championships in Athletics \|Daegu, South Korea \| — \|110 m hurdles \|DQ
Pan American Games \|Guadalajara, Mexico \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.10
2012 \|Olympic Games \|London, United Kingdom \| — \|110 m hurdles \|DNF

colspan="6"|Representing {{CUB}}

2003

|World Youth Championships

|Sherbrooke, Canada

| 6th

|110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)

|13.91

2004

|World Junior Championships

|Grosseto, Italy

|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd

|110 m hurdles

|13.77 (wind: -0.6 m/s)

2005

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Nassau, Bahamas

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|110 m hurdles

|13.41 w (wind: +2.6 m/s)

rowspan=2|2006

|World Indoor Championships

|Moscow, Russia

|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|60 m hurdles

|7.46 s PB

Central American and Caribbean Games

|Cartagena, Colombia

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.12 s CR

rowspan=3|2007

|Panamerican Games

|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.25 s

World Championships in Athletics

|Osaka, Japan

|4th

|110 m hurdles

|13.15 s

IAAF World Athletics Final

|Stuttgart, Germany

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|12.92 s CR

rowspan=2|2008

|Golden Spike Meet

|Ostrava, Czech Republic

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|12.87 s WR

Olympic Games

|Beijing, PR China

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|12.93 s

2009

|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|Havana, Cuba

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.18 w (wind: +2.5 m/s)

2010

|World Indoor Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|60 m hurdles

|7.34

rowspan="2"|2011

|2011 World Championships in Athletics

| —

|DQ

|bgcolor="gold" | 1st

|110 m hurdles

|13.10

2012

|Olympic Games

|London, United Kingdom

| —

|110 m hurdles

|DNF

=Track records=

As of 7 September 2024, Robles holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.

Location !Time !Windspeed m/s !Date !Notes
class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
Alcalá de Henares	13.28	+0.2	24/06/2006
Beijing	12.93	+0.1	21/08/2008
Cáceres	13.34	–0.7	28/06/2006
Cartagena	13.12	+0.7	26/07/2006
Dubnica nad Váhom	12.95	–1.7	07/09/2008
Guadalajara	13.10	+1.6	28/10/2011
Linz	13.05	–1.2	11/09/2007
Ostrava	12.87	+0.9	12/06/2008	This was the world record for 4 years 3 months and remains the Cuban record.
Reims	13.09	–0.4	30/06/2010
Paris	12.88	+0.5	18/07/2008
Sotteville-lès-Rouen	13.18	+1.8	08/07/2013
Stockholm	12.91	+0.2	22/07/2008
Tangier	13.28	{{small\|*NOT KNOWN*}}	12/07/2009
Turin	13.08	+1.2	12/06/2010
Villeneuve d'Ascq	12.96	–0.6	27/06/2008

References

External links

{{World Athletics||name=Dayron Robles}}
[http://www.iaaf.org/news/athletes/newsid=36238.html IAAF "Focus on Athletes" article]

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xiang|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles World Record Holder|years=June 12, 2008 – September 7, 2012|after={{flagicon|USA}} Aries Merritt}}

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xiang|title=Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance|years=2007 (alongside Liu Xiang), 2008|after=Incumbent}}

{{succession box|title=IAAF Performance of the Year|before={{flagicon|JAM}} Asafa Powell|after=Incumbent|years=2008}}