Alexis Paumier

Alexis Paumier

Personal information
Full name	Alexis Francisco Paumier Frómeta
Born	January 21, 1975 Baracoa, Guantánamo
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Athletics
Updated on 22 May 2013.

Alexis Paumier Frómeta (born 21 January 1975 in Baracoa, Guantánamo) is a Cuban shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.78 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Havana.^[1]

Career

He won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships^[2] and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.^[3] He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2008 without reaching the final.^[1]

Personal best

• Shot put: 20.78 m – La Habana, 29 July 2000
• Discus throw: 53.80 – La Habana, 15 April 2003

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Cuba
1993	Pan American Junior Championships	Winnipeg, Canada	4th	Shot put (7.257kg, senior implement)	14.98 m
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	9th	Discus throw (2kg, senior implement)	51.60 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	34th (q)	Shot put	18.31 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	–	Shot put	NM
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	Shot put	18.66 m A
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	5th	Shot put	19.32 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	–	Shot put	NM
2005	ALBA Games	La Habana, Cuba	1st	Shot put	19.23 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	Shot put	19.06 m
2006	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	Shot put	18.26 m
			–	Discus throw	NM
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	Shot put	19.26 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Shot put	18.47 m
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Shot put	19.60 m A
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	Shot put	NM

References

1. Alexis Paumier profile at IAAF
2. Central American and Caribbean Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
3. "2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, men's shot put final". 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2009.

External links

• Alexis Paumier profile at IAAF
• Sports reference biography