Why is Yulimar Rojas famous? How do you pronounce Yulimar Rojas?

Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez also known as Yolimar Rojas.Yulimar Rojas was born on 21 October 1995 and is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women’s triple jump, at 15.74 m (51 ft 7+1⁄2 in).

She is the current Olympic champion, a three-time World Champion (2017 London, 2019 Doha, and 2022 Eugene), and three-time World Indoor Champion (2016 Portland, 2018 Birmingham, and 2022 Belgrade).

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 the triple jump and long jump.

She is a recipient of the Venezuelan Order of José Félix Ribas – First Class.

Raised in a deprived area of Venezuela, Rojas was successful in other sports as a teenager but struggled to practice due to a lack of resources. Encouraged Yulimar Rojas to move into athletics, she excelled in the high jump and sprinting before developing an affinity for the triple jump.

She moved to Guadalajara, Spain, in 2015 to continue her athletics training under coach Iván Pedroso, and became dominant in the event. After several years of specializing only in the triple jump, she began seriously competing in the long jump again in 2021.

In the 2022 outdoor athletics season, Rojas did not compete until the events held in Spain. On 8 June in Guadalajara, she beat her own long jump record, achieving 6.93 m (22 ft 8+3⁄4 in) and qualifying for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene in July.

Why is Yulimar Rojas famous?

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela is one of athletics’ true superstars. The triple jumper is a four-time world champion, an Olympic silver medallist, and has broken a world record.

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