Aixa Middleton

Aixa Middleton (born 6 February 1988) is a Panamanian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. Her personal best of 55.00 m (180 ft 5+1⁄4 in) is the Panamanian national record for the event. She has represented her country at the Central American and Caribbean Games (2010, 2014), the South American Championships in Athletics (2013, 2015), the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (2010, 2014) and the 2015 Pan American Games.

Middleton won her first senior medal at the 2002 Central American Championships in Athletics at the age of 14, taking the discus silver medal. She was highly successful in regional age category competitions: competing in both shot put and discus, she took four gold medals as a youth athlete at the Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics before going on to win five gold medals as a junior (under-20). As a senior she is the dominant thrower in Central America, having won eight titles Central American Championships in Athletics and taken three gold medals at the Central American Games. She is the meet record holder at both meets, with a 55 metres championship record and a 49.08 m (161 ft 1⁄4 in) games record.

She studied at the Technological University of Panama and gained a bachelor's degree in electromechanical engineering in 2012 before gaining a post-graduate degree in business management in 2014.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2002	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Discus throw	38.06 m
2003	Central American Youth Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Shot put	10.81 m
			1st	Discus throw	37.92 m CR
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	Discus throw	36.77 m
2004	Central American Youth Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Shot put	10.07 m
			1st	Discus throw	38.20 m CR
			2nd	Hammer throw	24.03 m
	South American Youth Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	2nd	Discus throw	39.17 m
2005	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	3rd	Shot put	11.41 m
			1st	Discus throw	43.15 m
2005	Central American Junior Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Shot put	11.33 m
			1st	Discus throw	42.95 m CR
2006	Central American Junior Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	1st	Shot put	11.48 m
			1st	Discus throw	42.93 m CR
2007	Central American Junior Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	Shot put	10.95 m
			1st	Discus throw	44.67 m CR
	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	Discus throw	45.13 m CR
2010	Central American Games	Panama City, Panama	1st	Shot put	11.74 m
			1st	Discus throw	47.10 m
			4th	Hammer throw	33.24 m
	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	Shot put	11.46 m
			2nd	Discus throw	44.27 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	6th	Discus throw	46.84 m
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	—	Discus throw	NM
2011	Central American Championships	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Shot put	11.66 m
			1st	Discus throw	46.28 m CR
2012	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	2nd	Shot put	11.63 m
			1st	Discus throw	43.71 m
2013	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Shot put	12.28 m
			1st	Discus throw	49.71 m CR
	Central American Games	San José, Costa Rica	2nd	Shot put	12.48 m
			1st	Discus throw	49.08 m GR
	Bolivarian Games	Trujillo, Peru	3rd	Discus throw	51.94 m
	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	7th	Discus throw	51.02 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	6th	Discus throw	51.37 m
	Ibero-American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	5th	Discus throw	51.63 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, Mexico	5th	Discus throw	51.59 m
2015	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	Discus throw	50.70 m
	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st	Shot put	12.32 m
			1st	Discus throw	55.00 m CR
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	9th	Discus throw	50.62 m

External links

• Aixa Middleton at World Athletics