Belsy Laza Muñoz (born 5 June 1967 in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban shot putter. Her personal best put was 20.96 metres, achieved in May 1992 in Mexico City. This is the current North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NACAC) record.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1986	Ibero-American Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	15.93 m
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	Shot put	18.06 m
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	Shot put	17.23 m A
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	Shot put	19.32 m
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	2nd	Shot put	19.32 m
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	5th	Shot put	19.02 m[2]
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	3rd	Shot put	18.98 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	Shot put	17.73 m
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	Shot put	18.91 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	18.87 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	9th	Shot put	18.49 m
1992	Ibero-American Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	Shot put	19.31 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th	Shot put	19.70 m
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	19.19 m[2]
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	7th	Shot put	18.75 m
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	2nd	Shot put	18.48 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	Shot put	19.27 m
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	9th	Shot put	17.53 m
	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	2nd	Shot put	19.07 m[2]
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	4th	Shot put	18.31 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Shot put	17.64 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	10th	Shot put	18.40 m
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	5th	Shot put	17.69 m

References

• Belsy Laza at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belsy Laza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24.