Misleydis González Tamayo (; born 19 June 1978) is a Cuban shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.50 metres, achieved in August 2008 in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing en route to winning the Olympic silver medal. She has represented Cuba at the Summer Olympics three times, coming seventh in 2004 and second in 2008, and five times at the World Championships in Athletics (2005 to 2011)
She is a two-time Pan American Games champion in the event (2007 and 2011) and a three-time champion at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. She was the bronze medallist at the 2005 Summer Universiade. González placed fourth in the shot put at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Personal bests Outdoor Shot put: 19.50 m – Beijing, China, 16 August 2008 Indoor Shot put: 18.86 m – Valencia, Spain, 28 February 2010
International competition record Representing 1996Central American andCaribbean Junior Championships (U-20)San Salvador, El Salvador1stShot put (4 kg)14.54 m1997Pan American Junior ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba4thShot put (4 kg)14.47 m2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala 1stShot put17.20 m2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada 1stShot put18.09 mPan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic4thShot put17.99 m2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary6thShot put18.41 mIbero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain 2ndShot put18.65 mOlympic Games Olympia, Greece6thShot put18.59 m2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland10thShot put18.01 mUniversiade İzmir, Turkey 3rdShot put18.26 m2006Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2ndShot put18.80 m2007Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1stShot put18.83 mWorld Championships Osaka, Japan11thShot put18.14 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 3rdShot put18.75 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China 2ndShot put19.50 m2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba3rdShot put18.41 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba 1stShot put19.13 m CRWorld Championships Berlin, Germany8thShot put18.74 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7thShot put18.77 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 1stShot put18.52 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea16th (q)Shot put18.24 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 1stShot put18.57 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey11th (q)Shot put17.32 mIbero-American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela 3rdShot put18.03 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom20th (q)Shot put17.68 m
References
External links
Tilastopaja biography Picture of Misleydis González