__NOTOC__ 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 sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

. 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. He finished second behind fellow Cuban Juan Martínez Brito in the discus throw event at the British

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. 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 and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan A ...

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) *

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- 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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* 1957 births Living people Cuban male discus throwers Cuban male shot putters Olympic athletes for Cuba Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Doping cases in athletics Cuban sportspeople in doping cases Athletes 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 gold 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 Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban sportsmen Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Cuban Athletics Championships winners {{Cuba-athletics-bio-stub

Achievements

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