Cuba at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Cuba at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeCUB
NPCComité Paralimpico Cubano
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors22 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
8
Silver
1
Bronze
6
Total
15
Summer Paralympics appearances

Disability classifications
Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldDalidavis RodriguezJudoWomen's −63kgSeptember 9
 GoldOmara DurandAthleticsWomen's 100 metres T12September 9
 GoldOmara DurandAthleticsWomen's 200 metres T12September 12
 GoldOmara DurandAthleticsWomen's 400 metres T12September 17
 GoldErnesto BlancoAthleticsMen's 400 metres T47September 17
 GoldLeinier Savon PinedaAthleticsMen's 100 metres T12September 15
 GoldLeinier Savon PinedaAthleticsMen's 200 metres T12September 17
 SilverYunidis CastilloAthleticsWomen's long jump T47September 8
 BronzeLeonardo DíazAthleticsMen's discus throw F56September 10
 BronzeYordani Fernandez SastreJudoMen's −100 kgSeptember 10
 BronzeYangaliny JimenezJudoMen's +100 kgSeptember 10
 BronzeMalu Perez IserAthleticsWomen's long jump T42September 10
 BronzeNoraivis de la Heras ChibasAthleticsWomen's discus throw F43/44September 11

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Cuba qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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