Yulimar Rojas
VenezuelaActive- Born
- Oct 21, 1995 (31 years old)
- Birthplace
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Events
- Triple Jump · Long Jump
- Height
- 1.92 m
- Weight
- 72 kg
Yulimar Rojas, born on 21 October 1995 in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan triple jumper who holds the world record at 15.74 m. Nicknamed "the queen of the triple jump," she is the 2020 Olympic champion, a four-time World Champion (2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023), and a three-time World Indoor Champion (2016, 2018, and 2022). She has held the Venezuelan national records in both the triple jump and long jump since 2014.
Raised in a disadvantaged area of Venezuela, Rojas was a talented multi-sport athlete as a teenager but struggled with limited resources. After being encouraged to pursue athletics, she excelled in high jump and sprinting before finding her calling in the triple jump. In 2015, she moved to Guadalajara, Spain, to train under coach Ivan Pedroso and quickly became the dominant force in the event.
Rojas is a recipient of the Venezuelan Order of Jose Felix Ribas, First Class. After years of specialising solely in the triple jump, she returned to serious long jump competition in 2021.
As of Oct 27, 2026: Triple Jump 15.67 (#1 all-time), Long Jump 6.88 (#167 all-time), 2026 season best 14.95 (Feb 14, 2026, Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) (i)) · Last competition: World Athletics Indoor Championships, Mar 21, 2026, 14.86 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver · World Championships: 4 gold, 1 bronze · World record (Triple Jump) · 31 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TJ Indoor | 14.95 | – | Feb 14, 2026 | Spanish Indoor Clubs Championships (Joma Trophy and Iberdrola Trophy), Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (i) |
| 2025 | TJ | 14.76 | +0.3 | Sep 18, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2023 | LJ | 6.61 | -0.6 | Jul 21, 2023 | Herculis Meeting International d’Athlétisme EBS, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline |
| 2023 | TJ | 15.35 | +1.2 | Sep 16, 2023 | Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
| 2022 | LJ Indoor | 6.81 | – | Feb 17, 2022 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, Arena Stade Couvert, Liévin (i) - Indoor Meeting |
| 2022 | LJ | 6.93 | +0.4 | Jun 8, 2022 | – |
| 2022 | TJ | 15.47 | +1.9 | Jul 15, 2022 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2022 | TJ Indoor | 15.74 | – | Mar 20, 2022 | World Athletics Indoor Championships, Štark Arena, Beograd (i) |