Liiudys Beliser

Liiudys Beliser
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Cuba
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaDiscus Throw - F10-11
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaJavelin Throw - F10-11

Liudys Masso Beliser is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F10–11 throwing events.

Liudys was part of the Cuban team that competed in America in the 1996 Summer Paralympics, There she competed in all three throws winning the gold medal in the discus and the silver in the javelin.[1]

Biography

From the age of 12 she developed a passion for athletics, initially practicing long-distance running before moving on to throwing events under the guidance of coach Eduardo Douglas Broock. At 15 she was admitted to a sports training school and took part in school competitions, showing strong potential. However, at the age of 18, due to the worsening of two eye conditions (which, although congenital, had not previously hindered her life), she turned to Paralympic sport.[2] This transition also came about thanks to her meeting the young athlete Omar Turro Moya, who later became her husband and the father of her two children.[3]

Liudis made her international debut at the Atlanta Paralympics in 1996. In the three events she contested, she finished fourth in the shot put, second in the javelin throw, and won the gold medal in the discus throw. This was followed by the 1998 IBSA World Championships, where she won two medals, and the Parapan American Games (first edition, held in Mexico City), where she achieved a triple gold. At the Sydney Paralympics she competed only in the discus throw, again winning the gold medal.

Her athletic career was not particularly long, as she devoted herself to family life. However, she did not leave sport entirely and in recent years has served as a coach for the Cuban Paralympic team at the Dubai World Championships.[4] Deeply connected to her country, she considers it a priority to pass on the values that led her to become a champion.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueEventResultPerformanceNotes
1996 Paralympic Games United States Atlanta Shot put F10–11 4th 10.78 m
Discus throw T10–11 Gold 45.06 m
Javelin throw F10–11 Silver 31.92 m
1998 IBSA World Championships Spain Madrid Shot put F11 Silver
Discus throw F11 Gold
1999 Parapan American Games Mexico Mexico City Shot put F11 Gold
Discus throw F11 Gold
Javelin throw F11 Gold
2000 Paralympic Games Australia Sydney Discus throw F13 Gold 44.67 m

References

  1. ↑ "Liiudys Beliser". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  2. 1 2 "Con Liudis Massó Beliser, Gloria del Deporte en Guantánamo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "De cuando Cupido se disfrazó de atletismo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Noralvis de la Hera Chivás: "Habrá que contar conmigo"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2020.


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