SUAREZ Yenigladys

Date of Birth: 13 Jun 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SH1

Place of birth: PEDRO BETANCOURT

Birth Country:

Cuba

Place of residence : MATANZAS

Residence Country:

Cuba

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1	15
	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1	28

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	P2 - Women's 10m Air Pistol SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Precision	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 25m Range	P3 - Mixed 25m Pistol SH1 Qualification Rapid	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Yeni (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Engineer

Industrial Engineering - University of Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuba

Languages spoken:

Osleiny Soca [national]

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Eloina Echevarria represented Cuba in long jump at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2020; jit.cu, 01 May 2020)

Other sports:

At age 15 she began training with the Cuban national youth athletics team. (cubahora.cu, 28 Aug 2019)

She took up the sport in 2010, and began competing a year later. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2020)

She was away from sports for six years following her accident. "After the accident I didn't want to practise any other sport. But I changed my mind when I was rehabilitating in hospital. I first wanted to try table tennis but I couldn't find a coach. But I did find a shooting coach, and that's how I began." (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2020; giron.cu, 25 May 2020; cubahora.cu, 28 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jit.cu, 01 May 2020)

Winning gold in the SH1 10m air pistol at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2020)

General Interest

Classification
SH1 (IPC, 23 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (jit.cu, 01 May 2020)

Impairment Details
In 2003 she injured her spinal cord while weight training with the Cuban national youth athletics team. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Jul 2020; jit.cu, 01 May 2020)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/yenigladyssure1

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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