Yulimar Rojas

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Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, at 15.74 m. She is the current Olympic champion, a four-time World Champion, and three-time World Indoor Champion ; 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.

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Olympic champion Rojas misses Paris through injury Olympic triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas says her "heart is broken" after she is ruled out of Paris 2024 with an Achilles tendon injury. BBC Sport - Published on April 12, 2024
Rojas wins fourth triple jump title with her last jump Watch highlights as Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas wins her fourth world triple jump gold, narrowly beating Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk who takes Ukraine's first medal of the championships in second place. BBC Sport - Published on August 25, 2023
Women's World Athlete of Year finalists announced Shelley-Anne Fraser-Pryce, Kimberly Garcia, Sydney McLaughlin, Yulimar Rojas and Tobi Amusan are named as finalists for the World Women's Athlete of the Year 2022. BBC Sport - Published on November 14, 2022

World Athletics Indoor Championships: Yulimar Rojas sets new world record Watch Yulimar Rojas win gold and set a new triple jump world record at the World Indoor Athletics Championships. BBC Sport - Published on March 20, 2022
Tokyo Olympics: Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas sets new world record and wins triple jump gold Watch highlights as Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas wins the women's triple jump final, setting a new world record of 15.67m at the Tokyo Olympics BBC Sport - Published on August 1, 2021