Rafael Alba

Cuban taekwondo practitioner
Rafael Alba
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 30)
Santiago de Cuba
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo +80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Puebla –87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manchester +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Chelyabinsk –87 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Manchester +87 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima +80 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Queretaro +87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cancun +87 kg



Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo (born 12 August 1993) is a Cuban taekwondo athlete.

He 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]

References

  1. ^ "Rafael Castillo". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Taekwondo 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.

External links

  • Rafael Castillo at TaekwondoData.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Rafael Castillo at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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World Champions in Taekwondo – Men's Middleweight
  • 1975–1977: −80 kg
  • 1979–1983: −78 kg
  • 1985–1997: −83 kg
  • 1999–2007: −84 kg
  • 2009–present: −87 kg
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World Champions in Taekwondo – Men's Heavyweight
  • 1973: +64 kg
  • 1975–1977: +80 kg
  • 1979–1983: +84 kg
  • 1985–1997: +83 kg
  • 1999–2007: +84 kg
  • 2009–present: +87 kg


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