| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 12.93 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 7 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | DSQ |
| Semifinal | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Berlin, GER | DNF |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | 13.10 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 13.01 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | London, GBR | 13.04 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 13.09 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Rome, ITA | 13.14 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 13.17 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2008 | Zurich, SUI | 12.97 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Zagreb, CRO | 13.00 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Ostrava, CZE | 13.14 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2011 | Hengelo, NED | 13.07 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Ostrava, CZE | 13.12 |
| 2 | 110m Hurdles | 2010 | Daegu, KOR | 13.26 |
| 4 | 110m Hurdles | 2012 | Ponce, PUR | 13.47 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Stockholm, SWE | 13.11 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Monaco, MON | 13.06 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | London, GBR | 13.29 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Lausanne, SUI | 13.18 |
| 2 | 110m Hurdles | 2008 | Lausanne, SUI | 13.17 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2009 | Ostrava, CZE | 13.04 |
| 1 | 110m Hurdles | 2008 | Zagreb, CRO | 13.20 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 1 | 60m Hurdles | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 7.34 |
Nickname
His rivals call him 'baby' in reference to his youth. (dailynews.runnersworld.com, 18 Nov 2006)
Hobbies
He likes to party, listen to music and to dance. He particularly likes rap and reggae music. (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006)
Education
Physical Education - Manuel Fajardo University of Sports and Physical Education, Santiago de Cuba, CUB
Coach
Santiago Antunez (CUB) (cubadebate.cu, 20 Jan 2012)
Other sports
His uncle Eulogio Robles was a member of the Cuban national athletics team in the 1970s. He ran in the 400m hurdles. (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006)
Debut
2005 for Cuba, Central American and Caribbean Championships (Bahamas) (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up athletics at age 10 but only started to focus on hurdles at the age of 14. His senior debut came at the age of 19. (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006; ecured.cu, 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
He originally preferred high jump but started to concentrate on hurdles as he achieved better results. (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006)
Most influential person in career
His father and his now late cousin, Henry Murray. (IAAF, 11 Sep 2006)
Awards
He was named Cuban Athlete of the Year in 2007. (IAAF, 06 Dec 2007)
General
TRAINING GROUP AND MOTIVATION
He has spoken of the positive affect training with his teammates has on his performance. "The guys are very demanding and that helps me improve, mainly because of self-respect. I try to be better every day because they are better every day. I like that because we feed from each other's motivation and that is very important to the group." (cubadebate.cu, 20 Jan 2012)
LONDON 2012 PREPARATIONS
To prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games in London he travelled to Martinica: "I am very tired because I am in heavy training," he said in January. "But everything is going as planned, so I am happy. I am very focused on London, but not obsessed. My only concern is arriving there in top form." (cubadebate.cu, 17 Jan 2012)
DISQUALIFICATION
He finished first at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu but was disqualified for blocking Liu Xang. He felt aggrieved by the decision. "Things like that happen and you have to continue. I am convinced that if I came from a powerful country, this would have never happened." (ecured.cu, 2011)
LACK OF SUPPORT
In 2012 he voiced his discontent with the lack of support that athletes were receiving in his country. "There is not the same support that we had in previous years. We lack supplements that are essential for recovery and other rehab material." (diariosigloxxi.com, 20 Jan 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
