Cuba competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Disability classifications
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Dalidaivis Rodriguez | Judo | Women's −63kg | September 9 |
| Gold |
Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T12 | September 9 |
| Gold |
Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 200 metres T12 | September 12 |
| Gold |
Omara Durand | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T12 | September 17 |
| Gold |
Ernesto Blanco | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T47 | September 17 |
| Gold |
Leinier Savon Pineda | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T12 | September 15 |
| Gold |
Leinier Savon Pineda | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T12 | September 17 |
 Silver |
Yunidis Castillo | Athletics | Women's long jump T47 | September 8 |
 Bronze |
Leonardo Díaz | Athletics | Men's discus throw F56 | September 10 |
| Bronze |
Yordani Fernandez Sastre | Judo | Men's −100 kg | September 10 |
| Bronze |
Yangaliny Jimenez | Judo | Men's +100 kg | September 10 |
| Bronze |
Malu Perez Iser | Athletics | Women's long jump T42 | September 10 |
| Bronze |
Noraivis de la Heras Chibas | Athletics | Women's discus throw F43/44 | September 11 |
Cycling
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
- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
This page was last edited on 15 July 2023, at 17:52