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Luis Delís

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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. He finished second behind fellow Cuban Juan Martínez Brito in the discus throw event at the British 1985 AAA Championships. In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances and was disqualified from competition for two years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Delís is the 2,619th most popular athlete (up from 4,098th in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 254th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Luis Delís ranks 2,619 out of 6,025. Before him are Natalia Valeeva, Nicolae Juravschi, Wang Yifu, Daniel Giger, Jim Fuchs, and Yobes Ondieki. After him are Natalya Pechonkina, Eberhard Rösch, Fermín Cacho, Sui Xinmei, Oleksandr Bagach, and Aleksander Tammert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Luis Delís ranks 644. Before him are Fathi Hassan, Donna Dixon, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka, Harley Jane Kozak, Daniel Martínez, and Jeff Noon. After him are David Ige, Yuji Tsukada, Mitchell Baker, Roberto Accornero, Russell Simmons, and Lorrie Moore.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Luis Delís ranks 175 out of 300. Before him are Melissa Vargas (1999), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), Regla Bell (1970), Ariel Hernández (1970), Héctor Lombard (1978), and Magaly Carvajal (1968). After him are Andrés Aldama (1956), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), Driulis González (1973), Estela Rodríguez (1967), Dayron Robles (1986), and Legna Verdecia (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Luis Delís ranks 12. Before him are Alejandro Casañas (1954), Silvio Leonard (1955), Roberto Hernández (1967), Maritza Martén (1963), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), and Ariel Hernández (1970). After him are Estela Rodríguez (1967), Dayron Robles (1986), Anier García (1976), Pedro Pablo Pichardo (1993), Yipsi Moreno (1980), and Yumileidi Cumbá (1975).

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