Luis Delís
Appearance
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Medal record
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Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957, in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.
In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances and was disqualified from competition for two years.[1] In light of the ban, Delís chose to retire from athletics. After retiring he became a coach, training 1992 Olympic champion Maritza Martén.
Achievements
[edit]Discus throw unless noted.
- 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games - silver medal
- 1987 World Championships - bronze medal
- 1987 Pan American Games - gold medal
- 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal
- 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
- 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal (shot put)
- 1985 Universiade - gold medal
- 1983 World Championships - silver medal
- 1983 Pan American Games - gold medal
- 1983 Pan American Games - silver medal (shot put)
- 1983 Universiade - gold medal
- 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal
- 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal (shot put)
- 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal
- 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal (shot put)
- 1980 Summer Olympics - bronze medal
- 1979 Pan American Games - bronze medal
- 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal
- 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1974 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | Discus | 49.02 |
1983 | Ibero-American Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Shot put | 18.69 m |
1st | Discus | 65.24 m | |||
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Ciudad de México, México | 1st | Discus | 65.20 m A |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | Discus | 61.18 m |
1994 | Ibero-American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 4th | Discus | 57.36 m |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Delís". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Specific
- ^ Casey, Ron. Luis Delis. Athletics-heroes. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.
External links
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- Living people
- Cuban male discus throwers
- Cuban male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Cuba
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- Cuban sportspeople in doping cases
- Sportspeople from Guantánamo
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
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