Yargelis Savigne

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Savigne and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

Yargelis Savigne

Yargelis Savigne during the 2010 Memorial Van Damme.
Personal information
Born	November 13, 1984 (1984-11-13) Guantanamo, Cuba
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (140 lb)
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for Cuba World Championships Gold 2007 Osaka Triple jump Gold 2009 Berlin Triple jump Silver 2005 Helsinki Triple jump World indoor championships Gold 2008 Valencia Triple jump Silver 2010 Doha Triple jump Continental Cup Silver 2010 Split Long jump Bronze 2010 Split Triple jump

Yargelis Savigne Herrera (born 13 November 1984 in Guantanamo) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.

Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively. She continued her form throughout the year to place third at the World Athletics Final with 14.81.

She won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in the triple jump, with a distance of 15.28 m. At the 2008 World Indoor Championships, Savigne lay in second before her final attempt, with an area record of 14.95 m, behind Hrysopiyi Devetzi's Greek record of 15.00 m. However, Savigne jumped 15.05 m on her final attempt to take the gold medal.

Savigne won her second major outdoor gold medal at the 2009 World Championships. Her jump of 14.95 m was enough to win in a modest competition which saw compatriot Mabel Gay take silver with 14.61 m. The following year she won the silver medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Olga Rypakova who made the third longest indoor jump ever for the gold. In the outdoor season, she improved her long jump best to 6.91 m in Reims at a meeting on the Alma Athlé Tour, despite having trouble with her right ankle. She remained focused on her triple jump speciality, however, aiming to return to her 2007 peak form.

Personal bests

Event	Best (m)	Venue	Date
Long jump (outdoor)	6.91	Reims, France	30 June 2010
Long jump (indoor)	6.79	Stuttgart, Germany	3 February 2007
Triple jump (outdoor)	15.28	Osaka, Japan	31 August 2007
Triple jump (indoor)	15.05	Valencia, Spain	8 March 2008

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

Achievements

Savigne (right) and Mabel Gay at the 2009 World Championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	6th (qualifiers)	Long jump
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	Long jump
2005	CAC Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Long jump
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Triple jump	14.82 PB
			4th	Long jump
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	Triple jump
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	Triple jump	14.72 PB
			6th	Long jump
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st	Triple jump	15.28 PB
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	Triple jump	14.80 m GR
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	Triple jump
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	Triple jump	15.05 PB
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	5th	Triple jump	15.05
			9th (qualifiers)	Long jump	6.49 m
2009	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	1st	Triple jump	14.97 CR
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Triple jump	14.95
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Triple jump
	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	1st	Triple jump	14.62 m
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	Triple jump	14.36 m

External links

• IAAF profile for Yargelis Savigne
• Yargelis Savigne Pictures