Suslaidy Girat
Suslaidy Girat Rivero (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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| Nationality | Cuban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Athlétisme - Suslaidy Girat (Cuba)". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "Suslaidy Girat | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "Records in Athletics -Women | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- "Cubana Suslaidy Girat gana medalla de oro en 100 metros en Sordolimpiada Samsun 2017". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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