Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Cuba at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Cuba.svg
IPC code CUB
NPC Comité Paralimpico Cubano
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors21 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Omara Durand
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
10
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 011
Athletics 639
Judo 011
Powerlifting 101
Shooting 213
Swimming 112
Table tennis 101
Taekwondo 123
Total12921

Archery

AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Leydis Lazara Posada Cañizares Women's individual recurve 45623Flag of Turkey.svg  Sengul  (TUR)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics

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
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yamel Luis Vives Suares Men's 100 m T44 11.20Silver medal icon.svg
Raciel Gonzalez Isidora Men's 100 m T47 10.742 Q10.936=
Omara Durand Women's 100 m T12 11.871 Q12.011 Q11.81Gold medal icon.svg
Women's 200 m T12 24.781 Q24.411 Q23.62Gold medal icon.svg
Women's 400 m T12 55.361 Q54.771 Q53.59Gold medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes Men's long jump T47 7.41Gold medal icon.svg
Ulicer Aguilera Cruz Men's javelin throw F13 62.51Bronze medal icon.svg
Ever René Castro Martinez Men's javelin throw F41 34.345
Guillermo Varona Men's javelin throw F46 66.14Gold medal icon.svg
Hechavarria Ferrer Felipa Isis Women's long jump T47 5.158
Noraivis de las Heras Chibas Women's shot put F64 10.348

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sheyla Hernández Estupiñán Women's +70 kg J2 Flag of Australia.svg  Gosens  (AUS)
W 10–0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang  (CHN)
W 11–0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
L 0–11
Silver medal icon.svg

Powerlifting

AthleteEventAttempts (kg)Result (kg)Rank
1234
Pablo Ramírez Barrientos Men's 54 kg 184185187185Silver medal icon.svg

Shooting

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]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1 497-2x26Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez 562-12x7 Q194.04
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria P2 –Women's 10 m air pistol SH1 534-6x14Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 531-6x24Did not advance
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 510-3x24Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez 531-6x11Did not advance

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Yosjaniel Hernandez Velez Men's 50 m freestyle S7 30.7912Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle S7 5:26.569Did not advance
Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7 2:54.7110Did not advance
Lorenzo Perez Escalona Men's 100 m freestyle S6 1:12.9511Did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle S6 5:17.874 Q5:23.527

Table tennis

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]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition

Result

Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yunier Fernández Men's individual C1 Flag of Egypt.svg  Raslan  (EGY)
W 3–0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthews  (GBR)
W 3–1
Flag of Italy.svg  Falco  (ITA)
W 3–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Davies  (GBR)
W 3–0
Gold medal icon.svg

Taekwondo

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]

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Michel Suárez Walker Men's −70 kg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Boli  (CIV)
W 18–17
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Khalilov  (AZE)
L 2–12
Flag of Mexico.svg  Garcia Lopez  (MEX)
L 10–17
Did not advance
Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero Women's −47 kg Paralympic flag (2019).svg  Khudadadi  (RPT)
L 11–21
Did not advance
Lidia Montes de Oca Women's +65 kg Flag of Serbia.svg  Rašić  (SRB)
L 4–13
Did not advance

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