Omara Durand

Omara Durand Elías[lower-alpha 1] (born 26 November 1991) is a visually impaired Cuban sprinter, who competes in T12 and T13 events.[1] 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 nameOmara Durand Elías
NationalityCuban
Born26 November 1991 (1991-11-26) (age 31)
Santiago de Cuba
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
Event(s)Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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 8 0 0
World Championships 14 0 0
Parapan American Games 11 0 0
Total 33 0 0
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400 m - T12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch200 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2015 Doha400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2017 London100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2017 London200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2017 London400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Dubai100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Dubai200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Dubai100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris400 m – T12
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro200 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de Janeiro400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara100 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara400 m – T13
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto400 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima100 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima200 m – T12
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima400 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. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  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.
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