Luis Delís

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 this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delís and the second or maternal family name is Fournier.
Luis Delís
Personal information
BornDecember 6, 1957
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Discus
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Helsinki Discus
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rome Discus
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Discus
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Shot Put
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Discus
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1983 Edmonton Discus
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe Discus
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1974 Maracaibo Discus throw

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

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
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

References
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
  1. Casey, Ron. Luis Delis. Athletics-heroes. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.



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