Omara Durand Elías[a] (born 26 November 1991) is a visually impaired Cuban sprinter, who competes in T12 and T13 events.[1] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, she won gold medals in the 100 m – T13 and 400 m – T13 competitions. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics she won the 100 m – T12 event, setting a new world record at 11.40.[2] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 400m T12.[3]
Career[edit]
She competed at the 2011 World Championships, 2015 Parapan American Games, and 2015 Doha World Championships,[4]
Following the 2016 Paralympics, Durand was named Best Female at the Paralympic Sport Awards.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Durand and the second or maternal family name is Elías.
References[edit]
- ^ "Duran, Omara". IPC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ Omara Durand Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "Omara Durand wins sixth Paralympic gold medal". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Omara Durand - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "2017 Paralympic Sport Award winners revealed". International Paralympic Committee. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
External links[edit]
- Omara Durand at the International Paralympic Committee
- Omara Durand at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)