Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes

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Robiel Sol
Personal information
Full nameRobiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes
NationalityCuban
Born (2003-05-01) 1 May 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T46
Event Long jump
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Long Jump T47
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Long Jump T47
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris Long jump T47
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kobe Long jump T47

Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes (born 1 May 2003) is a Cuban para-athlete specializing in long jump. He represented Cuba at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]

Career

Cervantes represented Cuba in the men's long jump T47 event where he recorded a jump of 7.46 meters, setting a Paralympic record in the T47 category, and won a gold medal, Cuba's first gold medal of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "Robiel Sol debuts at his first Games in style: First gold medal for Cuba and Paralympic record". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.