FERNANDEZ IZQUIERDO Yunier

Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1982

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1

Place of residence : GUANAJAY

Residence Country:

Cuba

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles - Class 1	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8	Men's Singles - Class 1 Group D #8 CUB FERNANDEZ IZQUIER.FERNANDEZ IZQUIERDO Yunier Sport Class: 1 0 KOR KIM HUKIM Hyeon Uk Sport Class: 1 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8	Men's Singles - Class 1 Group D #12 CUB FERNANDEZ IZQUIER.FERNANDEZ IZQUIERDO Yunier Sport Class: 1 3 SUI KELLER SKELLER Silvio Sport Class: 1 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5	Men's Singles - Class 1 Quarterfinal 1 #13 KOR JOO YDJOO Young Dae Sport Class: 1 3 CUB FERNANDEZ IZQUIER.FERNANDEZ IZQUIERDO Yunier Sport Class: 1 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Singles - Class 1	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Team - Classes 1-2	2008	Beijing, CHN

Manuel Fajardo University of Sciences of Physical Education and Sport, Havana, CUB

He took up the sport after more than a year of treatment at Julito Diaz Hospital in Havana, Cuba. (granma.cu, 29 Apr 2021)

He had been involved in sports before his accident. "My foundation as an athlete served me well and I began participating in Para table tennis events." (granma.cu, 29 Apr 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jit.cu, 13 Jul 2020)

General Interest

Classification
TT1 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (granma.cu, 29 Apr 2021)

Impairment Details
He has quadriplegia as the result of an accident at age 20, when he jumped into a shallow pool. (granma.cu, 29 Apr 2021)

Legend

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

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