Luis Felipe Gutiérrez

Luis Felipe Gutiérrez Rivero (born 9 January 1988) is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Cuba. He competes in T13 sprint and F13 jumping events.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 100 m T13 and finished fifth in the 200 m T13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the next Paralympics he won a gold medal in the long jump F13 and a silver in the 100 m T13. He also won four gold and one silver medals at the Parapan American Games in 2011 and 2015.[3]

Luis Felipe Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Full name'Luis Felipe Gutiérrez Rivero
Born (1988-01-09) 9 January 1988
Pinar del Río, Cuba[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT13
Event(s)Sprint, long jump
Coached byLuis Bueno Chavez[1]
Medal record

Gutiérrez holds the long jump and triple jump world records for F13 classified athletes.[4]

Notes

    References

    1. "Gutierrez Rivero, Luis Felipe". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
    2. Paralímpicos cubanos entran en la recta final – JIT Online – Noticias "Paralímpicos cubanos entran en la recta final ... Luis Felipe Gutiérrez"
    3. GUTIERREZ Luis. toronto2015.org
    4. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
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