Rafael Alba

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

Rafael Alba

Personal information
Full name	Rafael Yunier Alba Castillo
Born	(1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 (age 32) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Weight class	+80 kg (180 lb)
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo +80 kg 2024 Paris +80 kg World Championships 2013 Puebla –87 kg 2019 Manchester +87 kg 2015 Chelyabinsk –87 kg Grand Prix 2022 Paris +80 kg 2015 Manchester +87 kg Pan American Games 2015 Toronto +80 kg 2019 Lima +80 kg Pan American Championships 2016 Queretaro +87 kg 2021 Cancun +87 kg

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

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alba and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.