Misleydis González, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Misleydis González

Cuban shot putter

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1978

Place of Birth: Bayamo, Granma Province, Cuba

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Misleydis González Tamayo (Spanish pronunciation: [mis'leiðis ?on'sales]; born June 19, 1978 in Bayamo, Granma) is a female shot putter from Cuba.
Her personal best throw is 19.50 metres, achieved in August 2008 in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
She has represented Cuba at the Summer Olympics three times, coming seventh in 2004 and fourth 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.