Full name Yumileidi Cumba Jay Sport Athletics Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Name Yumileidi Cumba | |
Born February 11, 1975 (age 49) ( 1975-02-11 ) Guantanamo | ||
Yumileidi Cumbá Jay also Yumisleidis ([ʝumiˈleiði kumˈba]; born February 11, 1975 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban shot putter.
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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
Indoor
References
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