Yumileidi Cumbá
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Cumbá and the second or maternal family name is Jay.
Yumileidi Cumbá Jay (born February 11, 1975 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban shot putter.
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.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Yumileidi Cumbá
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