Freddy Durruthy is a

Paralympian 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 impaire ...

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from Cuba competing mainly in category T13 sprint events. He competed in the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

in Beijing,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. There he won a silver medal in the men's 400 metres - T13 event and finished sixth in the men's 200 metres - T13 event

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* Paralympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Cuba Cuban male sprinters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-Paralympic-medalist-stub