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Yulimar Rojas
Rojas in 2019
Personal information
NationalityVenezuelan
Born (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)
Caracas, Venezuela[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryVenezuela
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests15.43i WR (Madrid, 2020)
Medal record
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Triple jump
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Triple jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Portland Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2018 Birmingham Triple jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Triple jump
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago High jump
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lima Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2017 Asunción Triple jump

Yulimar Andrea Rojas Rodríguez (also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete. She is the Olympic silver medallist (2016 Rio de Janeiro), two time World Champion (2017 London and 2019 Doha) and two time World Indoor Championship (2016 Portland and 2018 Birmingham) in Triple jump. Her personal best 15.43 meters, the indoor world record.[2]

Career

Born in Caracas and brought up in Anzoátegui,[3] she had her first success at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, where she won the high jump.[4][5] She was defeated by younger opposition at the South American Youth Championships in 2012, managing only fourth.[6] She performed better in higher level competition that year, jumping 1.75 m (5 ft 8+3⁄4 in) to take sixth at the Ibero-American Championships and claiming the bronze medal at the South American Under-23 Championships.[7]

In the 2013 season she improved her personal best to 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) with a jump in Barquisimeto, which was a South American junior record.[8] Two international silver medals came that year at the 2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships (losing to Daniellys Garay on countback) and the Bolivarian Games, where she was second to Kashani Ríos. She also competed in the long jump at the latter event, placing sixth.[9][10] Improving in her new event, she had a best of 6.23 m (20 ft 5+1⁄4 in) in long jump that year.[8]

Rojas expanded her oeuvre in 2014 and began regularly competing in both horizontal and vertical jump events. Starting with the South American Games in March, she claimed her first senior gold medal in the high jump, holding off Kashani Ríos.[11] An appearance in the horizontal jumps followed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she came eleventh in the long jump and 17th overall in the triple jump.[8] The Pan American Sports Festival brought her her first gold medal in the long jump, as she defeated Irisdaymi Herrera of Cuba.[12] In recognition, she was chosen to lead the returning delegation back to Venezuela and was given the national flag by Tony Álvarez, the Minister of Youth and Sports.[13] A long jump/triple jump double followed at 2014 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics, which included a championship record of 6.36 m (20 ft 10+1⁄4 in) in the former event.[14] At senior level, she narrow missed out on medals in both those disciplines at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, placing fourth twice.[15][16]

Rojas established herself as her country's best ever jumper at the 2015 Venezuelan Championships, setting national records of 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) and 14.17 m (46 ft 5+3⁄4 in) to win the long and triple jump events.[17] At age nineteen, she won the continental triple jump title at the 2015 South American Championships in Athletics, winning gold on her debut at the competition.[18]

Rojas won the silver medal in triple jump at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games with a 14.98 m, to be placed behind the Colombian Caterine Ibargüen, who took the gold after a jump on the 15.17 m, with which she broke her personal record. On 7 August 2017 she won her first World Championship in the open air, winning in an epic duel to Ibargüen, a world champion and current Olympic champion, becoming the first Venezuelan athlete of the history in obtaining a gold medal in those contest. In her fifth attempt, Rojas jumped to 14.91 m, only 2 centimeters above the Colombian, who in her last two jumps was unable to pass this mark, conforming to the silver medal and losing the opportunity to win her third consecutive gold medal after those achieved in Moscow 2013 and Beijing 2015.

Personal bests

  • High jump – 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2014)
  • Long jump – 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (2015)
  • Triple jump – 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in) (2020)

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 South American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 1st High jump 1.78 m
2012 Ibero-American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 6th High jump 1.75 m
South American U23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd High jump 1.73 m
South American Youth Championships Mendoza, Argentina 4th High jump 1.68 m
2013 Pan American Junior Championships Lima, Peru 2nd High jump 1.76 m
Bolivarian Games Trujillo, Peru 2nd High jump 1.76 m
6th Long jump 5.87 m
2014 South American Games Santiago, Chile 1st High jump 1.79 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 11th Long jump 5.81 m
17th Triple jump 12.99 m
Pan American Sports Festival Mexico City, Mexico 1st Long jump 6.53 m w
South American U23 Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 1st Long jump 6.36 m CR
1st Triple jump 13.35 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz, Mexico 4th Long jump 6.24 m
4th Triple jump 13.54 m
2015 South American Championships Lima, Peru 4th Long jump 6.20 m w (+2.4 m/s)
1st Triple jump 14.14 m w (+2.8 m/s)
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 1st Triple jump 14.41 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd Triple jump 14.98 m
2017 South American Championships Asunción, Paraguay 2nd Triple jump 14.36 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 14.91 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 14.63 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st Triple jump 15.11 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Triple jump 15.37 m

Personal life

Through her social media,[19] Yulimar Rojas makes no mystery about belonging to the LGBT[20] community and dating a young woman, who refers to herself on her social media as "Rusmely Rojas",[21] though no recognition of couple (union or marriage) exists for same-sex couples in Venezuela.

References

  1. ^ "YULIMAR ROJAS: "QUIERO DARLE LA MEDALLA OLÍMPICA A VENEZUELA" | Punto Olimpico". puntoolimpico.com.ve (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/indoor-tour-madrid-2020-world-record-triple-j
  3. ^ Valdez, Magdalena (11 November 2014). Abanderada delegación venezolana para Veracruz (+ Fotos) Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. YVKE Radio Mundial. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  4. ^ Brazil dominates South American Junior Championships in Medellin Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (26 September 2011). Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ South American Junior Championships 2011. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  6. ^ South American Youth Championships 2012. WJAH. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  7. ^ Campeonatos Sul-Americano CAIXA de Atletismo SUB-23. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 20 June 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Yulimar Rojas Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  9. ^ 2013 Bolivarian Games Women's Long Jump[permanent dead link]. Bolivarianso2013. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  10. ^ 2013 Bolivarian Games Women's High Jump[permanent dead link]. Bolivarianos2013. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  11. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (17 March 2014). Davide and Duco delight big crowd on final day of ODESUR Games Archived 20 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  12. ^ Athletics at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival Results Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. AmericasAthletics. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  13. ^ Yulimar Rojas recibió el estandarte nacional Archived 21 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. El Nacional (11 November 2014). Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  14. ^ 6º Sudamericano de Atletismo Sub 23 – 3 al 5 octubre / Montevideo – 214 – Resultados finales Sudamericano Sub 23. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  15. ^ 2014 CAC Games Women's Long Jump Archived 14 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Veracruz2014. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  16. ^ 2014 CAC Games Women's Triple Jump Archived 5 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Veracruz2014. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  17. ^ Barinas (Venezuela), 17–18.4.2015 –National Championships- Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. TrackInSun (20 April 2015). Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  18. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (15 June 2015). Brazilians dominate South American Championships in Lima Archived 20 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 June 2015.
  19. ^ Many posts on her Instagram Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine accounts
  20. ^ https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2019/06/30/venezuelas-trailblazers-of-pride/
  21. ^ At least for her Instagram account Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine name
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Records
Preceded by Women's Triple Jump Indoor World Record Holder
21 February 2020 – present 		Incumbent
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