Omara Durand

Omara Durand Elías^[a] (born 26 November 1991 in Santiago de Cuba) is a visually impaired Cuban sprinter, who competes in T12 and T13 events.^[1][2] 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] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's 400m T12.^[3]

Omara Durand

Durand at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Full name	Omara Durand Elías
Born	26 November 1991 (1991-11-26) (age 32) Santiago de Cuba
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T12
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m T12: 11.44 200 m T12: 23.02 400 m T12: 51.77
Medal record Women's para athletics Representing  Cuba Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 11 0 0 World Championships 14 0 0 Parapan American Games 12 0 0 Total 37 0 0 Paralympic Games 2012 London 100 m – T13 2012 London 400 m – T13 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T12 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T12 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T12 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T12 2020 Tokyo 200 m – T12 2020 Tokyo 400 m - T12 2024 Paris 100 m – T12 2024 Paris 200 m – T12 2024 Paris 400 m – T12 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 100 m – T12 2017 London 200 m – T12 2017 London 400 m – T12 2019 Dubai 100 m – T12 2019 Dubai 200 m – T12 2019 Dubai 100 m – T12 2023 Paris 100 m – T12 2023 Paris 200 m – T12 2023 Paris 400 m – T12 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T13 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T13 2007 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T13 2011 Guadalajara 100 m – T13 2011 Guadalajara 400 m – T13 2015 Toronto 100 m – T12 2015 Toronto 200 m – T12 2015 Toronto 400 m – T12 2019 Lima 100 m – T12 2019 Lima 200 m – T12 2019 Lima 400 m – T12 2023 Santiago 200 m – T12

Career

She competed at the 2011 World Championships, 2015 Parapan American Games, and 2015 Doha World Championships.^[4]

Following the 2016 Paralympics, Durand was named Best Female at the Paralympic Sport Awards.^[5]

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname 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. "Omara Durand wins sixth Paralympic gold medal". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
4. "Omara Durand - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
5. "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
• Omara Durand at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)