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]

Suslaidy Girat
Personal information
NationalityCuban
Born (1987-08-19) 19 August 1987
Sport
Country Cuba
SportWomen's Athletics

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

  1. "Athlétisme - Suslaidy Girat (Cuba)". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. "Suslaidy Girat | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. "Records in Athletics -Women | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  4. "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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