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

Raciel González Isidoría
Personal information
Born (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33)
Height185 cm (73 in)
Sport
CountryCuba
SportAthletics
Disability classT46
Eventsprint
Coached byMiriam Ferrer
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200m - T46
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200m - T46
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 200m - T46
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara 100m - T46

Athletics career

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González 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

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González was born in Cuba in 1985.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Gonzalez Isidoria, Raciel". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Gonzalez Isidoria, Raciel". IPC. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.