Rafael Alba
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| Full name | Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1993 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +80 kg (180 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo[a] (born 12 August 1993) is a Cuban taekwondo athlete.
Alba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +80 kg.[1] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's +80 kg event.[2] Alba won another bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alba and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
References
[edit]- ↑ "CASTILLO Rafael". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "ALBA CASTILLO Rafael Yunier". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ↑ "ALBA Rafael". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
External links
[edit]- Rafael Alba profile at World Taekwondo
- Rafael Alba ranking at World Taekwondo
- Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo at TaekwondoData.com
- Rafael Alba Castillo at Olympics.com
- Rafael Alba at Olympedia
- Rafael Alba at InterSportStats
- Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo on Instagram
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