A delighted Yumileidi is pictured above with her Shot Put Gold medal
at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She had originally won the silver but
was elevated to the Gold medal position when Irina Korzhanenko
was disqualified for failing a drugs test.
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Women's Shot Put Final.
Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Yumileidi Cumba |
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CUB |
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19.59m |
| 2. Nadine Kleinert |
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GER |
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19.55m |
| 3. Svetlana Krivelyova |
|
RUS |
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19.49m |
| 4. Nadezhda Ostapchuk |
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BLR |
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19.01m |
| 5. Natalia Khoroneko |
|
BLR |
|
18.96m |
| 6. Krystyna Zabawska |
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POL |
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18.64m |
| 7. Misleydis Gonzalez |
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CUB |
|
18.59m |
| 8. Valerie Adams |
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NZL |
|
18.56m |
| Irina Korzhanenko |
|
RUS |
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DSQ |
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Yumileidi Cumba is pictured above during the women's Shot Put final at the 2005
World Championships in Helsinki. Cumbá, the 2004 Olympic champion,
finished in sixth place with an effort of 18.64m. Photo13th. August 2005.
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Women's Shot Put final.
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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X Nadezhda OSTAPCHUK (Disq drugs)
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BLR |
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20.51 |
| 1. Olga RYABINKINA |
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RUS |
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19.64 |
| 2. Valerie VILI |
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NZL |
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19.62 |
X. Svetlana KRIVELYOVA (Disq drugs)
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RUS |
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19.16 |
| 3. Nadine KLEINERT |
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GER |
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19.07 |
| 4. Yumileidi CUMBA |
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CUB |
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18.64 |
| 5. Meiju LI |
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CHN |
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18.35 |
| 6. Natalia KHORONEKO |
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BLR |
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18.34 |
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Yumileida Cumba won the silver medal at the 1993 World Junior Championships
and in 1999 placed 6th. at the World Indoor Championships. In 2004 she won
the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships (19.31m).
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2008 18.31 Caracas 11 MAY
2007 18.81 Alcalá de Henares 07 JUL
2006 19.66 Neuwied-Engers 24 MAY
2005 19.06 Belém (Mangueirão) 22 MAY
2004 19.97 Huelva 08 AUG (PB)
2003 19.31 Santo Domingo 07 AUG
2002 19.39 Salamanca 10 JUL
2001 19.00 Salamanca 13 JUL
2000 19.48 La Habana 30 JUL
1999 19.29 Ciudad de México 19 JUN
1998 19.20 La Habana 10 JUL
1996 18.57 Alcalá de Henares 07 JUL
1995 19.11 La Habana 01 JUL
1994 18.78 Camagüey 10 JUN
1993 17.70 La Habana 03 JUL
1992 17.44 La Habana 07 AUG
1991 15.84 La Habana 04 JUN