Luis Delís

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delís and the second or maternal family name is Fournier.

Luis Delís

Personal information
Born	December 6, 1957
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Cuba Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Discus World Championships 1983 Helsinki Discus 1987 Rome Discus Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Discus 1983 Caracas Shot Put 1987 Indianapolis Discus Universiade 1983 Edmonton Discus 1985 Kobe Discus CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1974 Maracaibo Discus throw

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.

In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances and was disqualified from competition for two years. 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
Representing Cuba
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	Ciudad de México, México	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

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

General

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luis Delís". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Specific

External links

• Luis Delís at World Athletics