Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957 in

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) is a retired

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n athlete who competed in

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in

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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.Casey, Ron
Luis Delis
Athletics-heroes. Retrieved on 2009-07-11. In light of the ban, Delís chose to retire from athletics. After retiring he became a coach, training 1992 Olympic champion

Maritza Martén Maritza Martén García (; born August 17, 1963 in Havana) is a retired discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs O ...

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 The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

- bronze medal *1979 Pan American Games - bronze medal *1978 Central American and Caribbean Games - gold medal *1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal

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