Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ... 800m is a common track running event. ... 400 m is a common track running event. ...

Quirot won a silver medal at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Athletics and a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. However the following year she was involved in a horrific domestic accident that left her seriously injured. She was pregnant at the time and gave birth to her daughter prematurely in hospital while fighting for her life. Her daughter did not survive and died a week after she was born. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and Spains second-largest city (after Madrid). ...

She returned from her accident in late 1993 and won a silver medal in the Central America Games, behind the Surinam athlete Letitia Vriesde. She enjoyed great international success in the following years too: she won a gold medal at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Sweden and again in 1997 in Athens. She also won a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Letitia Vriesde (born 5th October 1964) is a track and field athlete from Suriname. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...

She is one of only a handful of female athletes who have run under 1 minute and 55 seconds for 800m: her best time of 1:54.44 was set when winning the IAAF World Cup in Barcelona in 1989 and she also ran 1:54.82 to beat Maria Mutola in a Grand Prix race in Cologne in 1997. Her personal best time ranks her as the third fastest 800m runner of all time. Her personal best for 400m is 49.61. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. ... Cologne skyline at night with river Rhine in the foreground and famous Cologne Cathedral on the right. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• IAAF profile for Ana Fidelia Quirot