Yunidis Castillo (born 6 June 1987) is a Paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.[1]
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| Nickname | The Bullet |
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| Country | Cuba |
| Sport | Running |
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| Updated on 22 March 2021 | |
She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished thirteenth in the women's Long jump - F44-46 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the women's 200 metres - T46 event.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won gold medal in the women's 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres T46[2] events setting new world record in all of them.
She lost her right arm in a car accident at the age of 10.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Castillo, Yunidis". IPC. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "The Caribbean paralympians 2012 — olympians too". July 2012.
- ^ José Luis López (14 September 2012). "Yunidis Castillo, the New Face of Cuban Disabled Sports". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
External links
edit- Yunidis Castillo at the International Paralympic Committee
- Yunidis Castillo at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Yunidis Castillo, the New Face of Cuban Disabled Sports by José Luis López, 14 September 2012.
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