Aixa Middleton

Aixa Middleton González (born 6 February 1988) is a Panamanian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. Her personal best of 55.00 m (180 ft 5 1⁄4 in) is the Panamanian national record for the event.[1][2] She has represented her country at the Central American and Caribbean Games (2010, 2014), the South American Championships in Athletics (2013, 2015), the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (2010, 2014) and the 2015 Pan American Games.[3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Middleton and the second or maternal family name is González.

Middleton won her first senior medal at the 2002 Central American Championships in Athletics at the age of 14, taking the discus silver medal. She was highly successful in regional age category competitions: competing in both shot put and discus, she took four gold medals as a youth athlete at the Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics before going on to win five gold medals as a junior (under-20). As a senior, she is the dominant thrower in Central America, having won eight titles Central American Championships in Athletics and taken three gold medals at the Central American Games. She is the meet record holder at both meets, with a 55 metres championship record and a 49.08 m (161 ft 1⁄4 in) games record.[4]

She studied at the Technological University of Panama and gained a bachelor's degree in electromechanical engineering in 2012 before gaining a post-graduate degree in business management in 2014.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2002 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Discus throw 38.06 m
2003 Central American Youth Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st Shot put 10.81 m
1st Discus throw 37.92 m CR
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Discus throw 36.77 m
2004 Central American Youth Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st Shot put 10.07 m
1st Discus throw 38.20 m CR
2nd Hammer throw 24.03 m
South American Youth Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 2nd Discus throw 39.17 m
2005 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 3rd Shot put 11.41 m
1st Discus throw 43.15 m
2005 Central American Junior Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st Shot put 11.33 m
1st Discus throw 42.95 m CR
2006 Central American Junior Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st Shot put 11.48 m
1st Discus throw 42.93 m CR
2007 Central American Junior Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd Shot put 10.95 m
1st Discus throw 44.67 m CR
Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st Discus throw 45.13 m CR
2010 Central American Games Panama City, Panama 1st Shot put 11.74 m
1st Discus throw 47.10 m
4th Hammer throw 33.24 m
Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Shot put 11.46 m
2nd Discus throw 44.27 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th Discus throw 46.84 m
Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain — Discus throw NM
2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica 2nd Shot put 11.66 m
1st Discus throw 46.28 m CR
2012 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 2nd Shot put 11.63 m
1st Discus throw 43.71 m
2013 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st Shot put 12.28 m
1st Discus throw 49.71 m CR
Central American Games San José, Costa Rica 2nd Shot put 12.48 m
1st Discus throw 49.08 m GR
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 3rd Discus throw 51.94 m
South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 7th Discus throw 51.02 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 6th Discus throw 51.37 m
Ibero-American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 5th Discus throw 51.63 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 5th Discus throw 51.59 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 6th Discus throw 50.70 m
Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua 1st Shot put 12.32 m
1st Discus throw 55.00 m CR
Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 9th Discus throw 50.62 m
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 5th Discus throw 53.97 m
2019 South American Championships Lima, Peru 5th Discus throw 50.57 m
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 9th Discus throw 53.80 m

References
  1. "CAC Championships 2015 Complete Results" (PDF). atletismocadica.org. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. Aixa Middleton. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  3. Aixa Middleton. Toronto 2015. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  4. X JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS CENTROAMERICANOS – Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica del 9 al 12 de marzo de 2013 – RESULTADOS JORNADA 4 – LUNES 11 DE MARZO. CADICA. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  5. Aixa Middleton Archived May 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Panama Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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