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Yulimar Rojas

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Born
1995 (30 years old)
Caracas, Venezuela

Position
Triple Jumper

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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Height
1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight
72 kg (159 lb)

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Venezuela Athletics

League
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Latest Results

					Womens Triple Jump Final	18 Jul 22
					Womens Triple Jump Final	20 Mar 22
					Womens Triple Jump Final	01 Aug 21
					Womens Triple Jump Final at Herculis	09 Jul 21
					Womens Triple Jump Final	05 Oct 19
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Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez (also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, at 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in). She is the 2020 Olympic champion, a four-time World Champion (2017 London, 2019 Doha, 2022 Eugene and 2023 Budapest), and three-time World Indoor Champion (2016 Portland, 2018 Birmingham and 2022 Belgrade); she is nicknamed la reina del triple salto – queen of the triple jump. Since 2014 she has held, and continued to beat, Venezuelan national records in triple jump and long jump. She is a recipient of the Venezuelan Order of José Félix Ribas – First Class.

Raised in a deprived area of Venezuela, Rojas was successful in other sports as a teenager but struggled to practice due to lack of resources. Encouraged to move into athletics, she excelled in high jump and sprinting before developing an affinity for the triple jump. She moved to Guadalajara, Spain, in 2015 to continue her athletics training under coach Iván Pedroso, and became dominant in the event. After several years specialising only in the triple jump, she began seriously competing in the long jump again in 2021.

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Diamond League Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2023
World Athletics Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2023
World Athlete of the Year Women	Venezuela Athletics	2023
Diamond League Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2022
World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2022
World Athletics Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2022
Diamond League Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2021
Athletics Olympics Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2020
World Athlete of the Year Women	Venezuela Athletics	2020
Athletics Pan American Games Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2019
World Athletics Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2019
World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2018
World Athletics Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2017
World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2016
Athletics Olympics Silver Women Triple Jump	Venezuela Athletics	2016

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