| Alexis Paumier | |
| Fullname: | Alexis Francisco Paumier Frómeta |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Baracoa, Guantánamo |
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
| Weight: | 97kg (214lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Updated: | 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.
He won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships[1] and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[2] He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2008 without reaching the final.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 4th | Shot put (7.257 kg, senior implement) | 14.98 m | |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | Discus throw (2 kg, 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 | |
| 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 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | 19.23 m |
| 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 19.26 m |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Shot put | 18.47 m | ||
| 2008 | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Shot put | 19.60 m A | ||
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | – | Shot put | NM | ||
