Leyanet González

Leyanet González Calero[lower-alpha 1] (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.

Leyanet Gonzalez
Full nameLeyanet González Calero
Country representedCuba
BornSeptember 30, 1978 (1978-09-30) (age 42)
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
ResidenceCancún, Mexico
DisciplineArtistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite

At the 2004 Olympics, at the age of 25, González finished 22nd in the all-around.[1]

She has one eponymous skill, an uneven bars mount. It involves a round-off back handspring onto the low bar through a handstand position. In the 2013–2016 Code of Points, it is a D skill.

González is now retired from gymnastics and lives in Cancún, Mexico.

Notes

  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Calero.

References

  1. 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.


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