Cuba at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics

Cuba at the 2017 Deaflympics
IOC code	CUB
NOC	Cuban National Association of Sports and Recreation for the Deaf
in Samsun
Competitors	5
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
Summer appearances
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Cuba competed in the 2017 Summer Deaflympics which was held in Samsun, Turkey. Cuba sent a delegation consisting of only 5 participants for the event.[1] This was the 6th successive time that Cuba participated in the Summer Deaflympics since making its Deaflympic debut in 1993.

Cuban track and field athlete, Suslaidy Girat was the only medalist for Cuba at the multi-sport event as she claimed 3 medals in the women's athletics including 2 gold medals in the women's 100m event and triple jump[2][3]

Medalists

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Suslaidy Girat	Gold	Athletics	Women's triple jump
Suslaidy Girat	Gold	Athletics	Women's 100m event
Suslaidy Girat	Silver	Athletics	Women's long jump

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	1	0	3

References

1. "Cuba | 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
2. "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
3. "Suslaidy Girat Rivero wins gold in women's 100m". CiberCuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-18.

External links

• Cuba at the Deaflympics