Yunidis Castillo Explained

Yunidis Castillo
Nickname:The Bullet
Country:Cuba
Sport:Running
Updated:22 March 2021

Yunidis Castillo (born 6 June 1987) is a Paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.[1]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Castillo, Yunidis. 23 October 2015. IPC.
  2. Web site: The Caribbean paralympians 2012 — olympians too. July 2012.
  3. Web site: Yunidis Castillo, the New Face of Cuban Disabled Sports . November 11, 2012 . José Luis López . 14 September 2012 .