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Cuba At The Paralympics
Cuba first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1992. It has participated in every Summer Paralympics since then, but has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. Th .... The country has won a total of 43 gold, 20 silver, and 28 bronze medals. Medals by Games Medals by sport Medalists Multi-medalists Athletes who have won at least three medals. Bold athletes are athletes who are still active. See also * Cuba at the Olympics * All-time Paralympic Games medal table References {{National sports teams of Cuba Disability in Cuba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola ( Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is (without the territorial waters) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,418 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited by the Ciboney people from the 4th millennium BC with the Gua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1992 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 163 events, 88 for men and 75 for women. Because of ties for third place in the women's 50 metre freestyle B3 and men's 50 metre freestyle B2 events, a total of 165 bronze medals were awarded. Starting in 1992, there was a move away from Les Autres specific classifications to functional based classification systems at the Paralympic Games. This was realized in swimming, where Les Autres sportspeople competed directly against people with other disabilities including cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and amputations. As a result, the 1992 Games saw the total number of classes for people with physical disabilities drop from 31 to 10. Still, swimming, athletics and table tennis used a classification system for the Barcelona Games that was still mostly medical based. This medal table includes also the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap, which held by the same organizing committee, and is part of same event, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Cruz Alonso
Isao Rafael Cruz Alonso (born 5 August 1982) is a Cuban Paralympic judoka who competes in international elite events. He is a double Paralympic champion and a World silver medalist. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz Alonso, Isao 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province Paralympic judoka for Cuba Judoka at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Cuban male judoka 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven men's events. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medallists References * {{Paralympic Games Judo 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... Judo competitions in Australia Judo at the 2000 Summer Paralympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Arturo Perez
Sergio Arturo Perez Hechavarria (born 26 December 1968) is a Cuban Paralympic judoka. In 2000 he won the gold medal in the men's 60kg. He won another gold medal in 2004 but was stripped of the medal for doping. References Living people 1968 births Paralympic judoka of Cuba Judoka at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Cuba Cuban male judoka Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Doping cases in judo 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-Paralympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liudys Masso
Liudys Masso is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F13 discus throw events. Liudys competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics winning the gold medal in the F13 discus with a new world record. She then attempted to defend her title in the 2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ... bit was unable to get a legal performance. References Paralympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Cuba Living people Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Cuban female discus throwers Visually impaired discus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 234 events, 165 for men and 69 for women. Athletes were classified according to the extent and type of their disability. * Classes 11-13: visually impaired athletes * Class 20: intellectually disabled athletes * Classes 32-38: athletes with cerebral palsy; classes 32 to 34 competed while in wheelchairs * Classes 42-46: amputees and those with other disabilities (''les autres'') * Classes 51-58: athletes with spinal cord disabilities; these classes competed while in wheelchairs Class numbers were preceded by a "T" for track events, an "F" for field events, and a "P" for the pentathlon. Lower class numbers corresponded to more severe disability. An exception to this classification scheme arose for athletes with severe cerebral palsy competing in field events; there were no F32 events, so athletes from this category instead competed in class F51 against athletes with spinal cord disabilities. Participating nations * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liiudys Beliser
Liudys Masso Beliser is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F10–11 throwing events. Liudys was part of the Cuban team that competed in America in the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games ..., There she competed in all three throws winning the gold medal in the discus and the silver in the javelin. References Paralympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Cuba Paralympic silver medalists for Cuba Living people Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Cuban female discus throwers Cuban female javelin throwers Visually impaired discus throwers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Perez (athlete)
Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People * Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player * Guillermo Arévalo (born 1952), a Shipibo shaman and ''curandero'' (healer) of the Peruvian Amazon; among the Shipibo he is known as Kestenbetsa *Guillermo Barros Schelotto (born 1973), Argentine former football player *Guillermo Bermejo (born 1975), Peruvian politician * Guillermo C. Blest (1800–1884), Anglo-Irish physician settled in Chile * Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player * Guillermo Chong, Chilean geologist * Guillermo Coria, another Argentine tennis player * Guillermo Dávila, Venezuelan actor and singer * Guillermo Díaz (actor) (born 1975), American actor of Cuban descent * Guillermo Diaz (basketball), Puerto Rican basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers *Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Caballero
Enrique Caballero is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F12 jumping events. Enrique was part of the Cuban team that travelled to the 1996 Summer Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games ... in Atlanta. There he was successful in winning gold in both the F12 long and triple jumps and silver behind Italian Aldo Manganaro in the T12 100m. References Paralympic athletes of Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Cuba Paralympic silver medalists for Cuba Cuban male sprinters Cuban male long jumpers Cuban male triple jumpers Living people Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrosio Zaldivar
Ambrosio may refer to: People * Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981), a Brazilian model * Arturo Ambrosio (1870–1960), an Italian film producer *Fabrisia Ambrosio, Brazilian-born physical therapist and academic *Franco Ambrosio (1932–2009), an Italian businessman *Giovanni Ambrosio (1420–1484), Italian dancer and writer on dance (Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro) *Luigi Ambrosio (born 1963), an Italian mathematician * Thomas Ambrosio (born 1971), American political scientist * Vittorio Ambrosio (1879–1958), an Italian general from World War I and World War II Other * Ambrosio (horse), a racehorse * Ambrosio Film, an Italian film production company that existed from 1906 to 1924 See also *D'Ambrosio *Ambrosiano (other) Ambrosiano was a national (domestic) Italian express train which connected Rome with Milan. Ambrosiano may also refer to: * Banco Ambrosiano, the Italian bank which collapsed in 1982 **Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano The Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano was the b ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
