Suslaidy Girat Explained

Suslaidy Girat
Full Name:Suslaidy Girat Rivero
Nationality:Cuban
Birth Date:1987 8, df=yes
Sport:Women's Athletics

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]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlétisme - Suslaidy Girat (Cuba) . www.les-sports.info . 2017-11-01 . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005308/http://www.les-sports.info/suslaidy-girat-athletisme-spf193661.html . live .
  2. Web site: Suslaidy Girat Deaflympics. www.deaflympics.com. en. 2017-11-01. 7 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021329/https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes.asp?8624. live.
  3. Web site: Records in Athletics -Women Deaflympics. www.deaflympics.com. en. 2017-11-01. 4 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171104233250/http://www.deaflympics.com/athletes.asp?record/deaflympics/at/w. live.
  4. News: Cubana Suslaidy Girat gana medalla de oro en 100 metros en Sordolimpiada Samsun 2017 . 26 July 2017 . CiberCuba . 2017-11-01 . es . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023545/https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2017-07-26-u58139-e58139-cubana-suslaidy-girat-gana-medalla-oro-100-metros-sordolimpiada . live .