Leyanet González

Leyanet Gonzalez
Full nameLeyanet González Calero
Born (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Cuba
Medal record
Representing  Cuba
Summer Universiade
1997 Sicily Balance Beam
1997 Sicily Floor
Pan American Games
1991 Havana Balance Beam
2003 Santo Domingo Vault
1991 Havana Team
1995 Buenos Aires Team
1995 Buenos Aires Balance Beam
1995 Buenos Aires Floor
Pan American Championships
1997 Medellín All-Around
1997 Medellín Team
1997 Medellín Vault
1997 Medellín Balance Beam
2001 Cancún Team

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]
Uneven bars González Round-off in front of low bar flic-flac through handstand phase on low bar D

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Calero.
  2. ^ Valid for the 2025-2028 Code of Points

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.
  2. ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.