Suslaidy Girat

Suslaidy Girat Rivero[lower-alpha 1] (born 19 August 1987) is a Cuban female deaf track and field athlete.[1] She has competed at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and in 2017 representing Cuba. Suslaidy Girat has won 8 medals in the Deaflympics including 6 gold medals and set the landmark for becoming the finest ever Cuban to have competed at the Deaflympics.[2]

Suslaidy Girat
Personal information
Full nameSuslaidy Girat Rivero
NationalityCuban
Born (1987-08-19) 19 August 1987
Sport
Country Cuba
SportWomen's Athletics
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Deaflympics 6 1 1
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first placeTaipei 2009 100m
Gold medal – first placeTaipei 2009 long jump
Gold medal – first placeSofia 2013 100m
Gold medal – first placeSofia 2013 triple jump
Gold medal – first placeSamsun 2017 100m
Gold medal – first placeSamsun 2017 triple jump
Silver medal – second placeSamsun 2017 long jump
Bronze medal – third placeTaipei 2009 200m
ALBA Games
Gold medal – first placeBarquisimeto 2011 long jump

In the 2013 Summer Deaflympics, she broke the world record in the 100m individual competition for the deaf (women) with a timing of 11.71 seconds.

She also holds some unique records in Deaflympics for women in athletics such as 100m (11.71 seconds), long jump (6.13 seconds), triple jump (13.60 seconds).[3][4]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Girat and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.

References
  1. "Athlétisme - Suslaidy Girat (Cuba)". www.les-sports.info. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. "Suslaidy Girat | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. "Records in Athletics -Women | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. "Cubana Suslaidy Girat gana medalla de oro en 100 metros en Sordolimpiada Samsun 2017". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.


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