Yuleidys Cascaret
Personal information
Birth nameYuleidys Cascaret Iznaga
NationalityCuban
Born (1978-11-21) 21 November 1978
Guantánamo, Cuba
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGuantanamo CR
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoCoxless four
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoQuadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroQuadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoEight

Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga (born 21 November 1978) is a Cuban former rower who competed at two Summer Olympics.

Biography

Cascaret, who was born in Guantánamo, won gold medals for Cuba at the 2003 Pan American Games as a member of their coxless four and quadruple sculls teams.[1] At the 2004 Summer Olympics he competed in the singles sculls and made the B final, finishing 12th overall.[2] He won gold again at the 2007 Pan American Games, in the quadruple sculls, the same event that he represented Cuba in at both 2007 World Rowing Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "BEST sports - Profile - Yuleydis Cascaret". bestsports.com.br. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga - Olympic Rowing : Cuba". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga". worldrowing.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.


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