Cuba at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cuba competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of 32 competitors in athletics, judo, powerlifting, swimming, and table tennis. The competitors came from 13 different provinces and were mostly first-year university students.[1]

Cuba at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCUB
NPCComité Paralimpico Cubano
in Beijing
Competitors32 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Yunidis Castillo
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
6
Total
14
Summer Paralympics appearances

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldLuis Manuel GalanoAthleticsMen's 400 metres T13
 GoldLeonardo DiazAthleticsMen's discus throw F55-56
 GoldYunidis CastilloAthleticsWomen's 100 metres T46
 GoldYunidis CastilloAthleticsWomen's 200 metres T46
 GoldIsao CruzJudoMen's 81 kg
 SilverFreddy DurruthyAthleticsMen's 400 metres T13
 SilverLazaro Raschid AguilarAthleticsMen's 800 metres T12
 SilverLazaro Raschid AguilarAthleticsMen's 1500 metres T13
 BronzeLuis Felipe GutierrezAthleticsMen's 100 metres T13
 BronzeArian IznagaAthleticsMen's 200 metres T11
 BronzeEttiam CalderonAthleticsMen's 200 metres T46
 BronzeGerdan FonsecaAthleticsMen's shot put F44
 BronzeVictor SanchezJudoMen's 66 kg
 BronzeJuan Carlos CortadaJudoMen's 100 kg

Sports

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yuniesky Abreu T13 1500m 4:15.08 12 Did not advance
Ernesto Blanco T46 800m 2:00.05 10 Did not advance
1500m 4:20.77 23 Did not advance
Ettiam Calderon T46 100m 11.21 6 Q N/A 11.57 8
200m 22.78 4 Q N/A 22.42
Freddy Durruthy T13 200m 22.45 6 q N/A 22.51 6
400m 49.92 2 Q N/A 49.52
Luis Manuel Galano T13 200m 22.04 3 Q N/A 22.00 4
400m 49.28 PR 1 Q N/A 49.12 PR
Diosmany Gonzalez T12 10000m N/A DNF
Marathon N/A 2:39:41 11
Luis Felipe Gutiérrez T13 100m 11.12 3 Q N/A 10.98
200m 22.04 3 Q N/A 22.31 5
Arián Iznaga T11 200m 22.91 1 Q 22.95 3 Q 22.79
400m DNS Did not advance
Lazaro Raschid Aguilar T12 800m 1:56.98 4 Q N/A 1:52.40
T13 1500m 4:01.18 2 Q N/A 4:06.40
5000m DNF Did not advance
Felix Rice T11 100m 11.49 5 q 11.65 9 Did not advance
200m 24.14 11 q 24.64 11 Did not advance
Julio Roque T12 100m 11.19 4 q 11.13 4 B 30.91 4

Men's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Ettiam Calderon F46 Long jump 6.48 SB - 4
Leonardo Diaz F55-56 Discus throw 40.87 WR 1061
Javelin throw 30.70 SB 842 5
Shot put 10.10 SB 870 14
Erick Figueredo F55-56 Shot put 8.11 716 16
Gerdan Fonseca F44 Discus throw 41.26 763 10
Shot put 15.65 977

Women's track
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Yunidis Castillo T46 100m 12.22 1 Q N/A 12.04 WR
200m 25.35 1 Q N/A 24.72 WR
Omara Durand T13 100m 12.65 4 Q N/A 12.59 6
200m 25.97 2 Q N/A 25.67 4
400m 59.38 6 Q N/A DNF
Daineris Mijan T12 100m 12.93 5 Q 12.99 8 B 13.05 4
200m DNS Did not advance

Women's field
Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Daineris Mijan F12 Long jump 5.71 - 4

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
round 1		 Repechage
round 2		 Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Juan Carlos Cortada Men's 100kg  Rollo (FRA)
W 1000-0000		  Vlasov (RUS)
W 1001-0000		  Sardarov (AZE)
L 0000-1000		 N/A  Porter (USA)
W 1000-0000
Isao Cruz Men's 81kg Bye  Oga (JPN)
W 0010-0000		  Lencina (ARG)
W 1101-0001		 N/A  Jonard (FRA)
W 0010-0000
Jorge Hierrezuelo Men's 73kg  Kurbanov (RUS)
W 1012-0001		  Avila (MEX)
L 0000-0020		 N/A  Pourabbas (IRI)
W 1011-0000		  Sydorenko (UKR)
L H
Yargaliny Jiminez Men's +100kg  Dewall (USA)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance
Sergio Perez Men's 60kg N/A  Rahmati (ALG)
L 0010–0100		 N/A  Borges (URU)
W 0200-0000		  Quilter (GBR)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance
Victor Sanchez Men's 66kg  Falcon (VEN)
W 1102-0000		  Harris (GBR)
W 1001-0000		  Fujimoto (JPN)
L H		 N/A  Karpeniuk (UKR)
W 0120-0000

Women
Athlete Event First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage
round 1		 Repechage
round 2		 Final/
Bronze medal contest
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Maria Gonzalez Women's 48kg  Akatsuka (JPN)
W 1000–0000		  Medjeded (FRA)
W 0002-0000		  Cardoso (BRA)
L 0001-0002		 N/A  Brussig (GER)
L 0000-1000

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Result Rank
Luis Perea 67.5kg 180.0 7
Cesar Rubio 52kg 135.0 10

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Adonis Leon S11 100m butterfly 1:24.50 13 Did not advance
SB11 100m breaststroke 1:22.40 8 Q 1:22.74 8

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yunier Fernandez Men's singles C1  Cho J K (KOR)
L 2–3		  Vevera (AUT)
L 0–3		  Kilger (GER)
W 3–0		 3 Did not advance
Isvel Trujillo  Lee H K (KOR)
L 0-3		  Ducay (FRA)
L 0-3		  Nikelis (GER)
L 0-3		 4 Did not advance
Erich Manso Men's singles C9-10  de la Bourdonnaye (FRA)
L 0-3		  Lukyanov (RUS)
L 1-3		 N/A 3 Did not advance
Yunier Fernandez
Isvel Trujillo		 Men's team C1-2 N/A  Slovakia (SVK)
L 0-3		 Did not advance

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Yanelis Silva Women's singles C3  Li Q (CHN)
L 0–3		  Choi H J (KOR)
L 0–3		  Reynolds (IRL)
W 3–2		 3 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. "Cuba Para-Olympians for Dignity". Prensa Latina. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
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