Ana fidelia quirot biography

Ana Fidelia Quirot Moré is a former track and field athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 400 m.
Ana Fidelia QUIROT.
A former track and field athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 400 m.

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Quirot, Ana 1963–

Nicknamed“Fatty”

Became World Class Runner

Persisted Despite Pain

Staged Magnificent Comeback

Sources

Cuban track and field athlete

For the tiny island nation of Cuba, sports championships are a means to establish international stature. Only ten million residents strong, Cuba is able to boast Olympic medals and world championships in sports as varied as boxing, baseball, and track and field. Chief among the Cuban track and field stars of the last decade is Ana Quirot, whose brave comeback from a potentially career-ending injury was the talk of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Once the fastest woman in the world at both 400 meters and 800 meters, Quirot overcame devastating burns to a third of her body to win a silver medal in the 800 meter race at the Atlanta Olympics. A New York Times Magazine correspondent observed that the indomitable runner”represents to Cubans their own struggle with adversity. Today, Quirot is a certified mythological hero who can hardly move through Havana without attracting admirers, particularly children.&

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Personal Bests

Result

1:54.44 AR NR

Date

09 SEP 1989

Score

1264

Result

49.2h

Date

13 AUG 1989

Score

1232

Result

1:22.63

Date

25 JUL 1997

Score

1223

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Ana Fidelia Quirot

Cuban middle distance runner and sprinter

Full name	Ana Fidelia Quirot Moré
Born	(1963-03-23) 23 March 1963 (age 61) Palma Soriano, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)^[1]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Updated on 10 February 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quirot and the second or maternal family name is Moré.

Ana Fidelia Quirot Moré (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈanafiˈðeljakiˈɾot]; born March 23, 1963) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 400 m. At 800 metres, she is a two-time World Champion (1995, 1997) and a two-time Olympic medallist (1992, 1996). Her best time of 1:54.44 from 1989 still ranks her fifth on the world all-time list. She is regarded as one of the best female 800m runners of all time, and probably the best to not have an Olympic gold medal in the event.

Career

Quirot was born in Palma Soriano, Cuba. In 1983, she won a silver medal in the 4