Omar Turro Moya . Visually impaired former athlete from the Guantánamo province, specialty Athletics . 1st. Cuban Paralympic champion, gold medalist in Olympics, Central America, Pan American Games and World Cup, world and Paralympic record holder, considered sports glory .
Brief Biographical Synthesis
He was born in Guantanamo . He began practicing sports when he was a postman for the Provincial Construction Sector, he only had in mind to participate in competitions without great aspirations and they were good friends who were already on this path who with good will called him and advised one and another Once for him to join the army of the sacrificed, it will never be enough, all the thanks you can give to Gustavo Anastacio Fernandez Sargeton and Jorge Jay Masó that independently but systematically convinced him that he could integrate, and with sacrifice and dedication he had to pass great tests that provoked during all these years of hard battle to reach the top of the Olympic podium and achieve the most difficult thing, ¨Stay¨
Sports results
- Pan American Games for the Blind Mar del PlataArgentina * 1995
- Gold in the 400 meter dash Cat. B2 with a time of 51.20 s,
- Silver in the 100 meter dash Cat. B1. With 11.19 s
- Silver in the 200 meter dash in
- Gold in Relay 4 x 100 meters Cat. B2
- Gold Relay 4 x 400 meters Cat. B2
- I Pan American Games Mexico 1999]]
- Silver in the 200 meters Cat. B2, 23.84 s
- Gold in the 4 x 400 meter Relay Cat. B2
- [[I World Championship Germany [[1994
- Gold in the 200 meters, 23.9 s world record
- Gold in the 400 meters world record
- I IBSA World Athletics Championships Barcelona Spain 1998
- Gold in the 400 meters Cat. B2 49. 22 s
- IBSA World Games, Quebec Canada 2003
- Bronze 400 meters Cat. B2 52.05 s
- III Third Latin American Games Venezuela 1989
- Bronze in the 100 meters Cat. B2 11.70 s
- Bronze 2n loa 200 meters with 43.45 s
- Gold in the 400 meters with 52.05 s
- Gold in the 800 dash 2.02.s
- Gold in the 1500 meter dash 4.39 s
- Gold in Relay 4 x 400 meters
- Gold in Relay 4 x 100 meters
- Silver in High Jump with 1.50 m
- Gold 5000 meters with 17.00 s
- IV Latin American Games. Buenos Aires , Argentina1991
- Gold 100 meters, 11.90 s
- Gold 200 meters 24.0 s
- Gold 400 meters 52.21 s
- Gold in the 800 meters 2.05 s
- 1500 meters 4.04 s
- Silver in Relay 4 x 100 meters
- Gold in Long Jump with 5.50 m
- Gold in Discus Throw with 25.26 m
- Gold in the Javelin Throw 40.06 m]]
- V Latin American Games. Sao Paulo , Brazil 1994
- Gold 100 meters, 10.80 s
- Gold 200 meters 22.75 s
- Gold 400 meters 50.71 s
- Relay Gold 4 x 400 meters
- Gold Relay 4 x 100 meters
- IX Paralympic Games Barcelona, 1992
- Silver in 100 meters, 11.50 s
- Bronze in the 200 meters 22.33 s
- Gold 400 meters with 49.96 s
- X Paralympic Games Atlanta , United States 1996
- Gold in the 200 meters with a time of 22.89 s. world and paralympic records
In an interview with the athlete, he expressed
”Medals are made in training and won in competition
Partner of the disabled athlete in the Throwing specialty, Paralympic and world record holder. Double Olympic and World Paralympic Champion in Discus Throwing 1996 and 2000 champion in school and youth games Liudis Massó Beliser with whom he has two children.
