Leyanet González
Cuban artistic gymnast
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Full name | Leyanet González Calero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 (age 45) Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Cancún, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leyanet González Calero[a] (born 30 September 1978) is a Cuban former artistic gymnast who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is one of only five female gymnasts to return to international competition after having a child, along with Larisa Latynina, Oksana Chusovitina, Suzanne Harmes, and Aliya Mustafina.
At the 2004 Olympics, at the age of 25, González finished 22nd in the all-around.[1]
González is now retired from gymnastics and lives in Cancún, Mexico.
Eponymous skill
González has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[2]
Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[b] |
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Uneven bars | González | Round-off in front of low bar flic-flac through handstand phase on low bar | D |
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Calero.
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leyanet González". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 77, 207. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Leyanet Gonzalez at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Leyanet González at Olympics.com
- Leyanet González at Olympedia
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