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]

Omara Durand
Durand at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameOmara Durand Elías
NationalityCuban
Born26 November 1991 (1991-11-26) (age 32)
Santiago de Cuba
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m T12: 11.44
  • 200 m T12: 23.02
  • 400 m T12: 51.77
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 8 0 0
World Championships 14 0 0
Parapan American Games 12 0 0
Total 34 0 0
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400 m - T12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 200 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 400 m – T12
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago 200 m – T12

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

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Durand and the second or maternal family name is Elías.

References edit

  1. ^ "Duran, Omara". IPC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  2. ^ Omara Durand Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "Omara Durand wins sixth Paralympic gold medal". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. ^ "Omara Durand - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  5. ^ "2017 Paralympic Sport Award winners revealed". International Paralympic Committee. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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