2021: Triple jump queen Yulimar Rojas won the Tokyo Olympics (+world record)
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Published at: 01/08/2024 10:26 AM
On August 1, 2021, the queen of Triple Jump, Yulimar Rojas, won the gold medal for Venezuela at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, marking a jump of 15.67 meters, thus also setting a new world record.
The Venezuelan had an impressive performance, starting with a mark of 15.41 meters, which gave her the Olympic record in her first jump, leaving behind Francoise Mbango's 15.39 (Beiging 2018). And at the close of the competition, he owned the best brand in the world. Gone was the 15.50m Inessa Kravets.
Rojas is now the first woman in Venezuelan history to win a gold medal at the top event in the sport.
Champion in Budapest 2023. During the Central American Games San Salvador 2023, the Venezuelan achieved a record and secured her pass to the Paris 2024 Olympics, however, she does not participate in the world sporting event due to injury.
Mazo News Team