Luis Delís
Cuban athlete (born 1957)
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Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957, in Guantánamo) is a Cuban retired 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.
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Medal record
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He finished second behind fellow Cuban Juan Martínez Brito in the discus throw event at the British 1985 AAA Championships.[1][2]
In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances and was disqualified from competition for two years.[3] 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
| 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 | Mexico City, Mexico | 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 |
