Yumileidi CumbáPersonal information |
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Full name |
Yumileidi Cumbá Jay |
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Born |
(1975-02-11) February 11, 1975 Guantánamo |
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Height |
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight |
85 kg (187 lb) |
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Sport |
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Country |
Cuba |
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Sport |
Athletics |
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Event(s) |
Shot put |
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Achievements and titles |
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Personal best(s) |
19.97 m |
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Updated on 14 June 2013. |
Yumileidi Cumbá Jay also Yumisleidis (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝumiˈleiði kumˈba]; born February 11, 1975 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban shot putter.
Career
Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw.
Her current personal best throw is 19.97 metres, achieved at the 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Huelva.
Her name is a transliteration of "You Milady", and is in the Cuban tradition of using odd, foreign-born names.
Personal best
Outdoor
- Shot put: 19.97 m – Huelva, 8 August 2004
Indoor
- Shot put: 19.31 m – Budapest, 5 March 2004
Achievements
Representing Cuba |
1990 |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) |
Havana, Cuba |
2nd |
Shot put |
14.54 m |
1st |
Discus throw |
38.96 m |
1992 |
World Junior Championships |
Seoul, Korea |
4th |
Shot put |
17.06 m |
1993 |
Pan American Junior Championships |
Winnipeg, Canada |
1st |
Shot put |
17.55 m |
5th |
Discus throw |
42.84 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Ponce, Puerto Rico |
2nd |
Shot put |
17.67 m |
1994 |
World Junior Championships |
Lisbon, Portugal |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.09 m |
1995 |
Pan American Games |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
3rd |
Shot put |
18.47 m |
World Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
20th |
Shot put |
15.80 m |
1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, United States |
5th (q) |
Shot put |
18.55 m |
1998 |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Maracaibo, Venezuela |
1st |
Shot put |
17.31 m |
World Cup |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
4th |
Shot put |
18.76 m |
1999 |
World Indoor Championships |
Maebashi, Japan |
6th |
Shot put |
17.80 m |
Pan American Games |
Winnipeg, Canada |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.67 m |
Universiade |
Palma, Spain |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.70 m |
World Championships |
Seville, Spain |
6th |
Shot put |
18.44 m |
2000 |
Olympic Games |
Sydney, Australia |
6th |
Shot put |
18.70 m |
2001 |
World Indoor Championships |
Lisbon, Portugal |
5th |
Shot put |
18.61 m |
World Championships |
Edmonton, Canada |
8th |
Shot put |
18.73 m |
Universiade |
Beijing, China |
1st |
Shot put |
18.90 m |
Goodwill Games |
Brisbane, Australia |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.41 m |
2002 |
Ibero-American Championships |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
1st |
Shot put |
18.87 m |
World Cup |
Madrid, Spain |
2nd |
Shot put |
19.14 m |
2003 |
World Indoor Championships |
Birmingham, England |
6th |
Shot put |
19.19 m |
Pan American Games |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
1st |
Shot put |
19.31 m |
World Championships |
Paris, France |
7th (q) |
Shot put |
17.95 m |
2004 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
2nd |
Shot put |
19.31 m |
Ibero-American Championships |
Huelva, Spain |
1st |
Shot put |
19.97 m |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
1st |
Shot put |
19.59 m |
2005 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Nassau, Bahamas |
1st |
Shot put |
18.98 m |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
5th |
Shot put |
18.64 m |
World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
7th |
Shot put |
18.44 m |
2006 |
World Indoor Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
5th |
Shot put |
18.28 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games |
Cartagena, Colombia |
1st |
Shot put |
19.31 m |
World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
4th |
Shot put |
18.78 m |
World Cup |
Athens, Greece |
3rd |
Shot put |
19.12 m |
2007 |
ALBA Games |
Caracas, Venezuela |
1st |
Shot put |
18.24 m |
Pan American Games |
Rio, Brazil |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.28 m |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
12th |
Shot put |
17.93 m |
2008 |
Central American and Caribbean Championships |
Cali, Colombia |
2nd |
Shot put |
18.10 m |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
9th (q) |
Shot put |
17.60 m |
External links
References
Persondata |
Name |
Cumba, Yumileidi |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor |
Date of birth |
February 11, 1975 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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