The 25-year-old Venezuelan was due for both. Her first athletic event was shot put. While Rojas didnt improve she extended out to 50- (15.25) just the fifth time ever with multiple 50-footers (15.24) in the same series. Olympic athlete who is recognized for competing in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Peleteiro moved from 4th to 3rd in round 2 with her first Spanish Record of the day at 48-5 (14.77), moving Cubas Liadagmis Povea out of the medals. A 51-5 set of bounds made Yulimar Rojas the first woman ever to break the 51-foot barrier. Yulimar debuted well at the 2011 South American Junior Championships Athletics, winning the high jump. That Peleteiro was the first to congratulate Rojas was no accident, and it was hard to tell who was more excited as they excitedly embraced after Rojas emerged from the pit knowing the effort was special. The 27-year-old triple jumper was born in Caracas, Venezuela. I didnt have to look, because my mind, my body and my soul knew that I had made it., (August 01) (temperature 8482F/2928C; humidity 7978%) (winds ranged from +1.1 to 0.1), 1. At senior level, she narrow missed out on medals in both those disciplines at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, placing fourth twice. [8][31][32] She then officially signed with FC Barcelona to their athletics division on 21 November 2016, with her measurements listed as 192cm and 72kg. Yulimar Rojas net worth is yet to be revealed. [19], Rojas then began regularly competing in both horizontal and vertical jump events from 2014. Subscribe to us to get the latest updates about Yulimar Rojas! First Olympic Games Rio 2016. [10], Rojas established herself as her country's best all-time jumper at the 2015 Venezuelan Championships, setting national records of 6.57m (21ft 6+12in) and 14.17m (46ft 5+34in) to win the long jump and triple jump events. Their ranchito has since been destroyed in bad weather; the family was given better housing in 2014 following Rojass success. The latter two marks are Venezuelan national records. NBC Sports is an established leader in the sports media landscape with an unparalleled collection of sports properties that include the Olympics, NFL, Premier League, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, the Kentucky Derby, Tour de France, French Open, IndyCar and many more. Famously known by the Family name Yulimar Rojas, is a great Athlete. 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 Ibargen, who took the gold after a jump on the 15.17 m, with which she broke her personal record. She performed better in higher level competition that year, jumping 1.75m (5ft 8 4 in) to take sixth at the Ibero-American Championships and claiming the bronze medal at the South American Under-23 Championships. Aged 15 she entered her first high jump competition. [2] Since 2014 she has held, and continued to beat, Venezuelan national records in triple jump and long jump. El xito viral de una cancin creada por inteligencia artificial con las voces de Drake y The Weeknd (y la preocupacin de los artistas), Absuelven a Air France y Airbus por el accidente del vuelo Ro-Pars en el que murieron 228 personas en 2009, Las dos caras de la nueva estrategia de China para ocupar un lugar central en el mundo (y cmo mantiene el equilibrio entre ambas). Furthermore, she has 382 posts on her profile and highlights divided into family, training, and world segments. Yulimar Rojas bettered her indoor triple jump world record, recording the farthest-ever jump in any setting with a 15.74-meter leap at the world indoor track and field championships. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Right before the 2016 Olympics, she was awarded the Venezuelan honor Order Jos Flix Ribas First Class due to her World Indoor Championships (Portland) win. 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I didnt have doubts that she was going to get it.. I love it. Yulimar Rojas Rodrguez was born in Caracas and raised in a ranchito (shack, lit. She also competed in the long jump at the latter event, placing sixth. So, how much is Yulimar Rojas worth at the age of 28 years old? En los aos posteriores sigui batiendo rcords y coleccionando medallas hasta ganarse un merecido puesto en sus primeros Juegos Olmpicos, en Ro de Janeiro 2016. Im at a loss for words; I cant put into words how I feel or how I feel right now. As for her body measurements, Yulimar stands 6 feet 4 inches tall (1.92 in meters) and weighs approximately 72 kilograms (159 lbs). Who is her biggest rival? The main source of Yulimars earnings is her career as an athlete and also brand endorsements. Born in Caracas and brought up in Anzotegui, she had her first success at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, where she won the high jump. Es un ejemplo de lucha y de constancia, de que si crees y luchas por tus sueos los puedes conseguir". 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 . Thanks to this I am a different Yulimar Rojas. Y en 2020 Yulimar Rojas fue nombrada atleta del ao por World Athletics. 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 Ros. [29], Since 2015, she has been coached by Cuban long jumper Ivn Pedroso, to whom she sent a Facebook message after the social network's algorithm suggested she connect with him. [71], In April 2022, she became the face of the Banco de Venezuela. A first Olympic gold for a Venezuelan female athlete was due. Rojas also won gold at the two World Indoor Champs in the period, 16 and 18. Note: Track Coach is included with all Track & Field News digital subscriptions. Also find out how she got rich at the age of 26. She won a gold medal on 1 August 2021 at Tokyo 2020. Yulimar Rojas has a net worth of $5.00 million (Estimated) which she earned from her occupation as Athlete. Latest Shane Rockland Net Worth Income Salary, Leif Nordgren Height, Age, Wife, Biography, Wiki, Net Worth, Don Gummer Bio, Age, Art, Education, Net Worth, Wife, Children, Meryl Streep and Sculptures ZIO Wiki, Where Is Tommy Steele Today? 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