Yulimar Rojas
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| Born | October 21, 1995 |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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 Venezuela
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Women's Triple Jump |
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Yulimar Rojas (also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. She holds personal bests of 1.87, 6.57, and 15.02 metres for the events, respectively. The latter two marks are Venezuelan national records.
She was the gold medallist in the high jump at the 2014 South American Games and followed this with a triple jump gold medal at the South American Championships in Athletics in 2015. She has also won medals at the Pan American Sports Festival, Bolivarian Games, was a double champion at the South American Under-23 Championships and olympic silver medallist in Rio de Janeiro.
Born in Caracas and brought up in Anzoátegui, she had her first success at the 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, where she won the high jump. She was defeated by younger opposition at the South American Youth Championships in 2012, managing only fourth. She performed better in higher level competition that year, jumping 1.75 m (5 ft 8 3⁄4 in) to take sixth at the Ibero-American Championships and claiming the bronze medal at the South American Under-23 Championships.
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