Yumari González

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

González at the 2005 UCI Pan American
Continental Championships
Personal information
Full name Yumari González Valdivieso
Born (1979-06-13) June 13, 1979
Cuba
Team information
Current team Cuban National
Discipline Track, road
Role Rider
Infobox last updated on
March 30, 2009

Yumari González Valdivieso (born June 13, 1979 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba) is a Cuban professional road and track cyclist. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race.[1][2]

Career

González won the 2002 Pan American Championships 500 m time trial competition, setting a new Pan American record with 0:34.647.[3][4] She also won the silver medals in sprint[5] and keirin.[6]

Palmarès

Podium of the scratch race at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships; Ellen van Dijk (1), Yumari González (2) and Belinda Goss (3)
2002
Pan American Championships, Quito
1st 500 m TT
2nd Sprint
2nd Keirin
2005
Pan American Championships, Mar del Plata
1st Scratch
3rd 500 m TT
3rd Points race
3rd Road race
National Road Championships
3rd Individual time trial
2006
Pan American Championships
1st Road race
1st Scratch
Central American and Caribbean Games
2nd Road race
2007
2006–2007 World Cup
3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles
3rd Scratch, Manchester
World Championships, Palma de Mallorca
1st Scratch
Pan American Championships, Valencia
2nd Team Sprint
2nd Road race
Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro
1st Road race
2007–2008 World Cup
1st Scratch, Sydney
3rd Scratch, Beijing
3rd Team Pursuit, Beijing
2008
World Championships, Manchester
2nd Scratch
2009
World Championships, Pruszków
1st Scratch
2nd Points race
2015
Pan American Championships, León
3rd Road race

References

  1. "Beijing 2008 - Road Cycling - Women's Road Race". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. "London 2012 - Road Cycling - Women's Road Race". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. "Colombiano Meneses marca un nuevo record". La Hora (in Spanish). 21 August 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. "Ganan cubanas el título de la persecución por equipos en panamericano de ciclismo". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). 29 July 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. "México ganó dos medallas de oro y lidera el Panamericano de Ciclismo". El Universo (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador. AP. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. "Chileno bate récord panamericano". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Quito, Ecuador. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
 María Luisa Calle (COL)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Track Cycling World Champion (scratch race)
2007
2009
Succeeded by
 Ellen van Dijk (NED)
 Pascale Jeuland (FRA)


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