Cuba at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cuba at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Cuba IPC code  CUB NPC Comité Paralimpico Cubano
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	32 in 5 sports
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 5	Silver 3	Bronze 6	Total 14
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

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]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Galano, Luis ManuelLuis Manuel Galano	Athletics	Men's 400 metres T13
1 Gold	Diaz, LeonardoLeonardo Diaz	Athletics	Men's discus throw F55-56
1 Gold	Castillo, YunidisYunidis Castillo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres T46
1 Gold	Castillo, YunidisYunidis Castillo	Athletics	Women's 200 metres T46
1 Gold	Cruz, IsaoIsao Cruz	Judo	Men's 81 kg
2 Silver	Durruthy, FreddyFreddy Durruthy	Athletics	Men's 400 metres T13
2 Silver	Raschid Aguilar, LazaroLazaro Raschid Aguilar	Athletics	Men's 800 metres T12
2 Silver	Raschid Aguilar, LazaroLazaro Raschid Aguilar	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres T13
3 Bronze	Gutierrez, Luis FelipeLuis Felipe Gutierrez	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T13
3 Bronze	Iznaga, ArianArian Iznaga	Athletics	Men's 200 metres T11
3 Bronze	Calderon, EttiamEttiam Calderon	Athletics	Men's 200 metres T46
3 Bronze	Fonseca, GerdanGerdan Fonseca	Athletics	Men's shot put F44
3 Bronze	Sanchez, VictorVictor Sanchez	Judo	Men's 66 kg
3 Bronze	Cortada, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Cortada	Judo	Men's 100 kg

See also

• Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ "Cuba Para-Olympians for Dignity". Prensa Latina. 2008-08-26. http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={C00E40B3-0E26-4120-9CCC-E3494DD8732A}&language=EN. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 

• Cuba at the 2008 - Beijing Paralympics on paralympic.org

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