Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria

Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria (born 31 March 1991) is a Paralympian athlete from Cuba competing mainly in T46 classification sprint events.[1]

Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria

Personal information
Born	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991
Height	185 cm (73 in)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	T46
Event(s)	sprint
Coached by	Miriam Ferrer
Medal record Track and field Representing  Cuba Paralympic Games 2012 London 200m - T46 2012 London 200m - T46 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon 200m - T46 Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 100m - T46

Athletics career

Gonzalez Isidoria first represented Cuba at a major international competition in 2011 when he travelled to Guadalajara to compete in the Parapan American Games. He competed in the 100 metre sprint, winning a silver medal. The next year Gonzalez Isidoria represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he competed at two events, the 100 and 200 metre sprints. He managed to make the finals of both races, finishing in silver medal position in both.[2] As well as the Paralympics, Gonzalez Isidoria has represented his country at two World Championships, at Lyon in 2013 and Doha in 2015. In Lyon he won a bronze medal in the 200 metres sprint. He failed to medal at Doha, but as his classification was not represented in the sprints he was forced to compete at the T47 events, for athlete with a less severe impairment than his own.[2]

Personal history

Gonzalez Isidoria was born in Cuba in 1985.[2]

Notes

1. "Gonzalez Isidoria, Raciel". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. "Gonzalez Isidoria, Raciel". IPC. Retrieved 28 August 2016.