The Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, double world triple jump champion, conquered this Sunday (08/01/2021) in Tokyo her first Olympic gold with a new world record, 15.67 meters in her last attempt.
Ana Peleteiro, her training partner under the leadership of Cuban Iván Pedroso, won bronze after beating her Spanish record twice.
Tokyo 2020 I Olympia I Yulimar Rojas
Yulimar Rojas's record improves by 17 centimeters the world record set by the Ukrainian Inessa Kravets on August 10, 1995 at the World Cup in Gothenburg (Sweden).
The Portuguese Patricia Mamona, with 15.01 in her fourth jump, won the silver medal and Peleteiro, breaking her national record first with 14.77 in the second turn and then with 14.87 in the fifth, went with the bronze.
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