FACTBOX - Gold medallist Dayron Robles

(Reuters) - Factbox on Dayron Robles (Cuba) who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles on Thursday.

Age: 21 (date of birth: Nov 19, 1986)

Place of birth: Guantanamo, Cuba

Career achievements:

Fourth place, 2007 World Championships, 110m hurdles

Robles broke the 110 metres hurdles world record in June, bettering the mark set by China's Liu Xiang in 2006. Liu's battle with Robles had been eagerly anticipated, particularly in China, but the Chinese runner was unable to start his first-round heat because of a foot injury.

(Compiled by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Padraic Halpin)