Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Cuba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

IPC code	CUB
NPC	Comité Paralimpico Cubano
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors	21 in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Omara Durand Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 6 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 10
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Cuba are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes	Athletics	Men's long jump T47	3 September
Gold	Omara Durand	Athletics	Women's 400 metres T12	3 September
Gold	Guillermo Varona	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F46	3 September
Gold	Omara Durand	Athletics	Women's 100 metres T12	5 September
Gold	Yunier Fernández	Table tennis	Men's individual – Class 1	6 September
Gold	Omara Durand	Athletics	Women's 200 metres T12	7 September
Silver	Yamel Luis Vives Suares	Athletics	Men's 100 metres T44	1 September
Silver	Pablo Ramírez Barrientos	Powerlifting	Men's 54 kg	4 September
Silver	Sheyla Hernández Estupiñán	Judo	Women's +70 kg J2	7 September
Bronze	Ulicer Aguilera Cruz	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F13	5 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	0	1	1
Athletics	6	3	9
Judo	0	1	1
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Shooting	2	1	3
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	1	0	1
Taekwondo	1	2	3
Total	12	9	21

Archery

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Leydis Lazara Posada Cañizares	Women's individual recurve	456	23	Sengul (TUR) L 0-6	Did not advance

Athletics

Cuban track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yamel Luis Vives Suares	Men's 100 m T44	—				11.20
Raciel Gonzalez Isidora	Men's 100 m T47	10.74	2 Q	—		10.93	6=
Omara Durand	Women's 100 m T12	11.87	1 Q	12.01	1 Q	11.81
	Women's 200 m T12	24.78	1 Q	24.41	1 Q	23.62
	Women's 400 m T12	55.36	1 Q	54.77	1 Q	53.59

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes	Men's long jump T47	7.41
Ulicer Aguilera Cruz	Men's javelin throw F13	62.51
Ever René Castro Martinez	Men's javelin throw F41	34.34	5
Guillermo Varona	Men's javelin throw F46	66.14
Hechavarria Ferrer Felipa Isis	Women's long jump T47	5.15	8
Noraivis de las Heras Chibas	Women's shot put F64	10.34	8

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sheyla Hernández Estupiñán	Women's +70 kg J2	—	Gosens (AUS) W 10-0	Wang (CHN) W 11-0	—	Silva (BRA) L 0-11

Powerlifting

Athlete	Event	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	Result (kg)	Rank
Pablo Ramírez Barrientos	Men's 54 kg	~~184~~	185	~~187~~	—	185

Shooting

Cuba entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2023 Parapan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by July 15, 2024.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez	P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1	497-2x	26	Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez	P1 –Men's 10 m air pistol SH1	562-12x	7 Q	194.0	4
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria	P2 –Women's 10 m air pistol SH1	534-6x	14	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yenigladys Suarez Echevarria	P3 – 25 m pistol SH1	531-6x	24	Did not advance
Di Angelo Loriga Rodriguez	P4 – 50 m pistol SH1	510-3x	24	Did not advance
Alexander Reyna Jerez	P4 – 50 m pistol SH1	531-6x	11	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yosjaniel Hernandez Velez	Men's 50 m freestyle S7	30.79	12	Did not advance
	Men's 400 m freestyle S7	5:26.56	9	Did not advance
	Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7	2:54.71	10	Did not advance
Lorenzo Perez Escalona	Men's 100 m freestyle S6	1:12.95	11	Did not advance
Lorenzo Perez Escalona	Men's 400 m freestyle S6	5:17.87	4 Q	5:23.52	7

Table tennis

Cuba secure one single spot for the Paralympic games. Yunier Fernández qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of his gold medal results, in men's class 1, through the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yunier Fernández	Men's individual C1	Raslan (EGY) W 3-0	Matthews (GBR) W 3-1	Falco (ITA) W 3-2	Davies (GBR) W 3-0

Taekwondo

Cuba entered three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Michel Suárez Walker (men's under 70 kg), Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero (women's under 47 kg) and Lidia Montes de Oca (women's above 65 kg) qualified for the games, each by winning the gold medal, in their respective classes, at the 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, marking the nation's debut ai these sports.^[4]

Athlete	Event	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Michel Suárez Walker	Men's −70 kg	Boli (CIV) W 18-17	Khalilov (AZE) L 2-12	—		Garcia Lopez (MEX) L 10-17	Did not advance
Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero	Women's −47 kg	Khudadadi (RPT) L 11–21	Did not advance
Lidia Montes de Oca	Women's +65 kg	Rašić (SRB) L 4-13	Did not advance

References

^ "Cubans Durand and Yankiel win gold at 2023 World Parathletics Cup". Cuban News Agency. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "Six in a Row as Tahl Leibovitz Extends Incredible Run of Success". International Table Tennis Federation. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Clasificatorios Olímpico, Paralímpico y Dominican Open se realizaron con éxito" [Olympic, Paralympic and Dominican Open qualifiers were successfully held] (in Spanish). Pan American Taekwondo Union. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.