Bio

Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez (Venezuelan Spanish pronunciation: ; also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump. She is the current Olympic champion, a two-time World Champion (2017 London and 2019 Doha), and two-time World Indoor Champion (2016 Portland and 2018 Birmingham). Raised in a deprived area of Venezuela, she was successful in other sports as a teenager but could not continue to practice due to lack of facilities. She moved to Guadalajara, Spain, in 2015 to continue her athletics training. She is a recipient of the Venezuelan Order of José Félix Ribas – First Class. She holds both women's triple jump world records: her personal best of 15.67 m (51 ft 4+3⁄4 in), the world record, was set during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on 1 August 2021, as her final jump in the final round. She beat the previous world record, set by Ukraine's Inessa Kravets in 1995, by 17 centimetres (6+1⁄2 in). She also holds the indoor world record of 15.43 m (50 ft 7+1⁄4 in). Since 2014 she has held, and continued to beat, Venezuelan national records in triple jump and long jump.