# Aixa Middleton

Aixa Middleton González (born 6 February 1988) is a Panamanian track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw. Her personal best of 55.00 m (180 ft 5+1⁄4 in) is the Panamanian national record for the event. She has represented her country at the Central American and Caribbean Games (2010, 2014), the South American Championships in Athletics (2013, 2015), the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (2010, 2014) and the 2015 Pan American Games.
Middleton won her first senior medal at the 2002 Central American Championships in Athletics at the age of 14, taking the discus silver medal. She was highly successful in regional age category competitions: competing in both shot put and discus, she took four gold medals as a youth athlete at the Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics before going on to win five gold medals as a junior (under-20). As a senior, she is the dominant thrower in Central America, having won eight titles Central American Championships in Athletics and taken three gold medals at the Central American Games. She is the meet record holder at both meets, with a 55 metres championship record and a 49.08 m (161 ft 1⁄4 in) games record.
She studied at the Technological University of Panama and gained a bachelor's degree in electromechanical engineering in 2012 before gaining a post-graduate degree in business management in 2014.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 2002 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Discus throw | 38.06 m |
| 2003 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Shot put | 10.81 m |
| 2003 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 37.92 m CR |
| 2003 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | Discus throw | 36.77 m |
| 2004 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Shot put | 10.07 m |
| 2004 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 38.20 m CR |
| 2004 | Central American Youth Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Hammer throw | 24.03 m |
| 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 2nd | Discus throw | 39.17 m |
| 2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | Shot put | 11.41 m |
| 2005 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 43.15 m |
| 2005 | Central American Junior Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Shot put | 11.33 m |
| 2005 | Central American Junior Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 42.95 m CR |
| 2006 | Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Shot put | 11.48 m |
| 2006 | Central American Junior Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Discus throw | 42.93 m CR |
| 2007 | Central American Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Shot put | 10.95 m |
| 2007 | Central American Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Discus throw | 44.67 m CR |
| 2007 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 45.13 m CR |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | Shot put | 11.74 m |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 1st | Discus throw | 47.10 m |
| 2010 | Central American Games | Panama City, Panama | 4th | Hammer throw | 33.24 m |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | Shot put | 11.46 m |
| 2010 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | Discus throw | 44.27 m |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 6th | Discus throw | 46.84 m |
| 2010 | Ibero-American Championships | San Fernando, Spain | — | Discus throw | NM |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Shot put | 11.66 m |
| 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 46.28 m CR |
| 2012 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 2nd | Shot put | 11.63 m |
| 2012 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 43.71 m |
| 2013 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Shot put | 12.28 m |
| 2013 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 49.71 m CR |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Shot put | 12.48 m |
| 2013 | Central American Games | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 49.08 m GR |
| 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 3rd | Discus throw | 51.94 m |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 7th | Discus throw | 51.02 m |
| 2014 | South American Games | Santiago, Chile | 6th | Discus throw | 51.37 m |
| 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 5th | Discus throw | 51.63 m |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 5th | Discus throw | 51.59 m |
| 2015 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 6th | Discus throw | 50.70 m |
| 2015 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Shot put | 12.32 m |
| 2015 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 55.00 m CR |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 9th | Discus throw | 50.62 m |
| 2016 | Central American Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Shot put | 12.27 m |
| 2016 | Central American Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Discus throw | 50.66 m |
| 2017 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | Shot put | 12.92 m |
| 2017 | Central American Championships | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 1st | Discus throw | 49.87 m |
| 2017 | Bolivarian Games | Santa Marta, Colombia | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.74 m |
| 2018 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | Shot put | 12.16 m |
| 2018 | Central American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Discus throw | 52.41 m |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 5th | Discus throw | 53.97 m |
| 2019 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 52.31 m |
| 2019 | South American Championships | Lima, Peru | 5th | Discus throw | 50.57 m |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 9th | Discus throw | 53.80 m |
| 2021 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 47.91 m |
| 2022 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | 1st | Discus throw | 46.90 m |
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 4th | Discus throw | 49.11 m |
| 2023 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 3rd | Shot put | 11.61 m |
| 2023 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | Discus throw | 46.11 m |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | Discus throw | 49.63 m |
| 2024 | Central American Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | Shot put | 11.59 m |
| 2024 | Central American Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Discus throw | 45.34 m |