Omara Durand

Omara Durand Elías[lower-alpha 1] (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] Following the 2016 Paralympics, Durand was named Best Female at the Paralympic Sport Awards.[3]

Omara Durand

Durand at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Omara Durand Elías
Nationality	Cuban
Born	26 November 1991 (1991-11-26) (age 28) Santiago de Cuba
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T12
Event(s)	Sprint
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Cuba Paralympic Games 2012 London 100 m – T13 2012 London 400 m – T13 2016 Rio 100 m – T12 2016 Rio 200 m – T12 2016 Rio 400 m – T12 IPC World Championships 2011 Christchurch 200 m – T13 2011 Christchurch 400 m – T13 2015 Doha 100 m – T12 2015 Doha 200 m – T12 2015 Doha 400 m – T12 2017 London 400 m – T12

Notes

1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Durand and the second or maternal family name is Elías.

References

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. "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

• Omara Durand at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)