Enrique Cepeda

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Enrique Cepeda
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Triple Jump - B3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Long Jump - F13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens 4x100 metre relay - T11-13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 100 metres - B3

Enrique Cepeda is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F12 long and triple jump events.

Biography

Enrique has competed in three Paralympics winning medals at each games. His first games were in 1992 where as well as competing in the 200m and long jump he won a bronze in the 100m and gold in the triple jump. After missing the 1996 games he returned in 2000 in Sydney competing in the 100m and winning a gold medal in the F13 long jump. He followed this up in 2004 with competing in both the long and triple jump and assisting the Cuban T11-13 4 × 100 m to a silver medal. [1]

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