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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.
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
Representing  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Long jump F13
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100 m T13
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 LyonLong jump T13
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraLong jump T13
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100 m T13
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara200 m T13
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoLong jump T13
Silver medal – second place2015 Toronto100 m T13

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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