Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Cuba at the
2024 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| CUB
NPC| Comité Paralimpico Cubano
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors| 21 in 8 sports
Flag bearers | Omara Durand
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes
Medals
Ranked 24th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Cuba competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Paralympics medal winners

| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes | Athletics | Men's long jump T47 | 3 September
Gold | Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T12 | 3 September
Gold | Guillermo Varona | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F46 | 3 September
Gold | Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T12 | 5 September
Gold | Yunier Fernández | Table tennis | Men's individual – Class 1 | 6 September
Gold | Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 200 metres T12 | 7 September
Silver | Yamel Luis Vives Suares | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T44 | 1 September
Silver | Pablo Ramírez Barrientos | Powerlifting | Men's 54 kg | 4 September
Silver | Sheyla Hernández Estupiñán | Judo | Women's +70 kg J2 | 7 September
Bronze | Ulicer Aguilera Cruz | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F13 | 5 September

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 0 | 1 | 1
Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1
Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1
Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1
Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3
Total | 12 | 9 | 21

## Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Athlete  | Event  | Ranking Round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Finals

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Leydis Lazara Posada Cañizares | Women's individual recurve | 456  | 23  |  Sengul (TUR)
L 0–6  | Did not advance

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Cuban track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).[1]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* DQ = Disqualified
* PR = Paralympic Record
* AR = Area (or continental) Record
* NR = National Record
* SB = Season's Best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Yamel Luis Vives Suares | Men's 100 m T44 | —  | 11.20  |
Raciel Gonzalez Isidora | Men's 100 m T47 | 10.74  | 2 Q | —  | 10.93  | 6=
Omara Durand | Women's 100 m T12 | 11.87  | 1 Q | 12.01  | 1 Q | 11.81  |
Women's 200 m T12 | 24.78  | 1 Q | 24.41  | 1 Q | 23.62  |
Women's 400 m T12 | 55.36  | 1 Q | 54.77  | 1 Q | 53.59  |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes | Men's long jump T47 | 7.41  |
Ulicer Aguilera Cruz | Men's javelin throw F13 | 62.51  |
Ever René Castro Martinez | Men's javelin throw F41 | 34.34  | 5
Guillermo Varona | Men's javelin throw F46 | 66.14  |
Hechavarria Ferrer Felipa Isis | Women's long jump T47 | 5.15  | 8
Noraivis de las Heras Chibas | Women's shot put F64 | 10.34  | 8

## Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Sheyla Hernández Estupiñán | Women's +70 kg J2 | —  |  Gosens (AUS)
W 10–0  |  Wang (CHN)
W 11–0  | —  |  Silva (BRA)
L 0–11  |

## Powerlifting

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Athlete  | Event  | Attempts (kg)  | Result (kg)  | Rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4
Pablo Ramírez Barrientos | Men's 54 kg | ~~184~~ | 185 | ~~187~~ | —  | 185  |

## Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Cuba entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez | P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1 | 497-2x  | 26  | Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez | 562-12x  | 7 Q | 194.0  | 4
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria | P2 –Women's 10 m air pistol SH1 | 534-6x  | 14  | Did not advance

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria | P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 | 531-6x  | 24  | Did not advance
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez | P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 | 510-3x  | 24  | Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez | 531-6x  | 11  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Yosjaniel Hernandez Velez | Men's 50 m freestyle S7 | 30.79  | 12  | Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle S7 | 5:26.56  | 9  | Did not advance
Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 | 2:54.71  | 10  | Did not advance
Lorenzo Perez Escalona | Men's 100 m freestyle S6 | 1:12.95  | 11  | Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle S6 | 5:17.87  | 4 Q | 5:23.52  | 7

## Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Cuba secure one single spot for the Paralympic games. Yunier Fernández qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of his gold medal results, in men's class 1, through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition

Result

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Yunier Fernández | Men's individual C1 |  Raslan (EGY)
W 3–0  |  Matthews (GBR)
W 3–1  |  Falco (ITA)
W 3–2  |  Davies (GBR)
W 3–0  |

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Cuba entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Michel Suárez Walker (men's under 70 kg), Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero (women's under 47 kg) and Lidia Montes de Oca (women's above 65 kg) qualified for the games, each by winning the gold medal, in their respective classes, at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, marking the nation's debut ai these sports.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage 1  | Repechage 2  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Michel Suárez Walker | Men's −70 kg |  Boli (CIV)
W 18–17  |  Khalilov (AZE)
L 2–12  | —  |  Garcia Lopez (MEX)
L 10–17  | Did not advance
Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero | Women's −47 kg |  Khudadadi (RPT)
L 11–21  | Did not advance
Lidia Montes de Oca | Women's +65 kg |  Rašić (SRB)
L 4–13  | Did not advance

## See also

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* Cuba at the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Cuba at the Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Cubans Durand and Yankiel win gold at 2023 World Parathletics Cup". Cuban News Agency. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
2. ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. ^ "Six in a Row as Tahl Leibovitz Extends Incredible Run of Success". International Table Tennis Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
4. ^ "Clasificatorios Olímpico, Paralímpico y Dominican Open se realizaron con éxito" [Olympic, Paralympic and Dominican Open qualifiers were successfully held] (in Spanish). Pan American Taekwondo Union. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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