Enrique Cepeda is a

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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

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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

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in Sydney competing in the 100m and winning a gold medal in the F13 long jump. He followed this up in

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with competing in both the long and triple jump and assisting the Cuban T11-13 4 × 100 m to a silver medal.profile on paralympic.org
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References

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