Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Classification
T46, F46
Further personal information
Residence
Havana, CUB
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Spanish
Sport specific information
Name of coach
Miriam Ferrer [national], CUB
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Cuba
Tournament
Pan American Games
Location
Guadalajara, MEX
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning two silver medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Most influential person in career
Her family. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Hero / Idol
Cuban long jumper Ivan Pedroso. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Awards and honours
In 2015 he was named Paralympic Sportsperson of the Year of the Ciego de Avila province in Cuba. (invasor.cu, 03 Dec 2015)
He was named among the ten Outstanding Paralympic Athletes in Cuba in 2012, 2013 and 2014, by the Cuban Sports Institute [INDER] and the Cuban sports journalists association. (periodico26.cu, 11 Dec 2012; radiohc.cu, 15 Dec 2013; jit.cu, 11 Dec 2014; granma.cu, 07 Dec 2015)
He was named among the ten Outstanding Paralympic Athletes in Cuba in 2012, 2013 and 2014, by the Cuban Sports Institute [INDER] and the Cuban sports journalists association. (periodico26.cu, 11 Dec 2012; radiohc.cu, 15 Dec 2013; jit.cu, 11 Dec 2014; granma.cu, 07 Dec 2015)
Famous relatives
His brother Raul has represented Cuba in baseball. (baseball-reference.com, 16 Apr 2013)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m T46 | Heat 3 | 2012-08-31 | 1 | |
Men's 200 m T46 | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 2 | |
Men's 100 m T46 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-06 | 2 | |
Men's 100 m T46 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m T46 | Semifinal 3 | 2013-07-21 | 4 | |
Men's 200 m T46 | Final 1 | 2013-07-22 | 3 | |
Men's 100 m T46 | Semifinal 1 | 2013-07-23 | 1 | |
Men's 100 m T46 | Final 1 | 2013-07-24 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 200 m T47 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-24 | 9999 | |
Men's 100 m T47 | Final 1 | 2015-10-27 | 4 | |
Men's 100 m T47 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-27 | 3 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m T47 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-10 | 2 | |
Men's 100 m T47 | Final Round | 2016-09-11 | 6 |