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Yulimar Rojas

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Born
1995 (29 years old)

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Caracas, Venezuela

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Triple Jumper

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1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

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72 kg (159 lb)

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Venezuela Athletics

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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 (Venezuelan Spanish pronunciation: ; also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump. She is the current Olympic champion, a two-time World Champion (2017 London and 2019 Doha), and two-time World Indoor Champion (2016 Portland and 2018 Birmingham). Raised in a deprived area of Venezuela, she was successful in other sports as a teenager but could not continue to practice due to lack of facilities. She moved to Guadalajara, Spain, in 2015 to continue her athletics training. She is a recipient of the Venezuelan Order of José Félix Ribas – First Class.

She holds both women's triple jump world records: her personal best of 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in), the world record, was set during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on 1 August 2021, as her final jump in the final round. She beat the previous world record, set by Ukraine's Inessa Kravets in 1995, by 17 centimetres (6+1⁄2 in). She also holds the indoor world record of 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in). Since 2014 she has held, and continued to beat, Venezuelan national records in triple jump and long jump.



Career Honours

World Athletics Championships
2023

Venezuela Athletics

World Athlete of the Year Women
2023

Venezuela Athletics

Diamond League
2023

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Indoor Championships
2022

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Championships
2022

Venezuela Athletics

Diamond League
2022

Venezuela Athletics

Olympics Gold
2020

Venezuela Athletics

World Athlete of the Year Women
2020

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Championships
2019

Venezuela Athletics

Pan American Games
2019

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Indoor Championships
2018

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Championships
2017

Venezuela Athletics

Olympics Silver
2016

Venezuela Athletics

World Athletics Indoor Championships
2016

Venezuela Athletics


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