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Yuleidys Cascaret

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Yuleidys Cascaret
Personal information
Birth nameYuleidys Cascaret Iznaga
Born (1978-11-21) 21 November 1978 (age 45)
Guantánamo, Cuba
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGuantanamo CR
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Quadruple sculls
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Quadruple sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo Eight

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

Biography

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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

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  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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