Susana Clement
Quick Facts
Biography
Susana Aylen Clement Quezada (born August 18, 1989 in Diez de Octubre, La Habana) is a Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 metres. She won gold medals for the national relay team at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Havana, and also, at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Clement competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Roxana Díaz, Zulia Calatayud, and Indira Terrero. She ran on the third leg of the first heat, with an individual-split time of 51.38 seconds. She and her team finished the relay in second place for a seasonal best time of 3:25.48, giving them a qualifying slot for the final round. By the following day, Clement and her team placed sixth in the finals, with a national record-breaking time of 3:23.31.
Personal best
- 200 m: 23.28 s– Camagüey, 14 March 2009
- 400 m: 52.24 s – La Habana, 26 May 2007
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Cuba | |||||
2007 | ALBA Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | 400 m | 53.15 s |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.77 min | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | 200 m | 23.82 s | |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m | 52.36 s |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.21 min NR | |
2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | La Habana, Cuba | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.94 min |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.36 min | |
2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.73 min |
2011 | ALBA Games | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.91 min |
World Championships | Daegu, Korea | 4th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.74 min | |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, México | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.09 min A |