Luis Felipe Gutiérrez

Luis Felipe Gutiérrez (born 9 January 1988) is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Cuba. He competes in T13 sprint and F13 jumping events.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 100 m T13 and finished fifth in the 200 m T13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. At the next Paralympics he won a gold medal in the long jump F13 and a silver in the 100 m T13. He also won four gold and one silver medals at the Parapan American Games in 2011 and 2015.[3]

Luis Felipe Gutiérrez
Gutiérrez at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Born (1988-01-09) January 9, 1988
Pinar del Río, Cuba[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT13
Event(s)Sprint, long jump
Coached byLuis Bueno Chavez[1]
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 100 m T13
2012 London Long jump F13
2012 London 100 m T13
IPC World Championships
2013 LyonLong jump T13
Parapan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraLong jump T13
2011 Guadalajara100 m T13
2011 Guadalajara200 m T13
2015 TorontoLong jump T13
2015 Toronto100 m T13

Gutiérrez holds the long jump and triple jump world records for F13 classified athletes.[4]

References
  1. "Gutierrez Rivero, Luis Felipe". ipc.infostradasports.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. Paralímpicos cubanos entran en la recta final – JIT Online – Noticias "Paralímpicos cubanos entran en la recta final ... Luis Felipe Gutiérrez"
  3. GUTIERREZ Luis. toronto2015.org
  4. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.


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