Yumileidi Cumbá Jay (, also Yumisleidis; born February 11, 1975) 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
International competitions Representing 1990Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Havana, Cuba2ndShot put14.54 m1stDiscus throw38.96 m1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea4thShot put17.06 m1993Pan American Junior ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada1stShot put17.55 m5thDiscus throw42.84 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico 2ndShot put17.67 m1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 2ndShot put18.09 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina 3rdShot put18.47 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden20thShot put15.80 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States13th (q)Shot put18.55 m1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela 1stShot put18.89 mWorld Cup Johannesburg, South Africa4thShot put18.76 mRepresenting the Americas1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan6thShot put17.80 mUniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain 2ndShot put18.70 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada 2ndShot put18.67 mWorld Championships Seville, Spain6thShot put18.44 m2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia6thShot put18.70 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal5thShot put18.61 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada8thShot put18.73 mUniversiadeBeijing, China 1stShot put18.90 mGoodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia 2ndShot put18.41 m2002Ibero-American ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stShot put18.87 mWorld Cup Madrid, Spain 2ndShot put19.14 m2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom6thShot put19.19 mPan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic 1stShot put19.31 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)Shot put17.95 m2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2ndShot put19.31 mIbero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain1stShot put19.97 mOlympic Games Athens, Greece 1stShot put19.59 m2005Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1stShot put18.98 mWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland4thShot put18.64 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 7thShot put18.44 m2006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 5thShot put18.28 mCentral American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 1stShot put19.31 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany4thShot put18.78 mWorld CupAthens, Greece 3rdShot put19.12 m2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stShot put18.24 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 2ndShot put18.28 mWorld Championships Osaka, Japan 12thShot put17.93 m2008Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2ndShot put18.10 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China20th (q)Shot put17.60 m
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Picture of Yumileidi Cumbá as she celebrates winning silver in Olympia
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