Suslaidy Girat Rivero[a] (born 19 August 1987) is a Cuban female deaf track and field athlete.[1] She has competed at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and in 2017 representing Cuba. Suslaidy Girat has won 8 medals in the Deaflympics including 6 gold medals and set the landmark for becoming the finest ever Cuban to have competed at the Deaflympics.[2]
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| Full name | Suslaidy Girat Rivero | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the 2013 Summer Deaflympics, she broke the world record in the 100m individual competition for the deaf (women) with a timing of 11.71 seconds.
She also holds some unique records in Deaflympics for women in athletics such as 100m (11.71 seconds), long jump (6.13 seconds), triple jump (13.60 seconds).[3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Girat and the second or maternal family name is Rivero.
References
edit- ^ "Athlétisme - Suslaidy Girat (Cuba)". www.les-sports.info. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Suslaidy Girat | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Records in Athletics -Women | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Cubana Suslaidy Girat gana medalla de oro en 100 metros en Sordolimpiada Samsun 2017". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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