Yulimar Rojas
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1995 (29 years old)
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Caracas, VenezuelaPosition
Triple Jumper
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Hispanic
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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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 |  |  |  | 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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