Yorgelis Rodríguez
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yorgelis Rodríguez García |
| Born |
January 25, 1995 Guantánamo, Cuba |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Combined events |
Medal record
| |
| Updated on 9 January 2015. | |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is García.
Yorgelis Rodríguez García (born 25 January 1995 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon.[1][2][3][4] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships finishing twelfth overall. Earlier she won several medals at the World Junior and Youth Championships, including the gold at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
She was the gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Cuba | |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 2nd | Heptathlon (youth) | 5671 pts |
| 2012 | Pan American Combined Events Cup | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 5819 pts |
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | Heptathlon | 5966 pts | |
| 2013 | Pan American Combined Events Cup | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 5947 pts |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 12th | Heptathlon | 6148 pts | |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (q) | High jump | 1.79 m |
| 2nd | Heptathlon | 6006 pts | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Veracruz, Mexico | 1st | Heptathlon | 5984 pts | |
| 2015 | Pan American Combined Events Cup | Ottawa, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 6068 pts |
| Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 6332 pts | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st | Heptathlon | 5932 pts | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Heptathlon | 6452 pts |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 metres – 24.19 (+2.0 m/s) (Götzis 2014)
- 800 metres – 2:16.74 (Moscow 2013)
- 100 metres hurdles – 13.68 (+1.0 m/s) (Ottawa 2013)
- High jump – 1.86 (Moscow 2013)
- Long jump – 6.35 (+1.9 m/s) (Havana 2014)
- Shot put – 14.21 (Havana 2014)
- Javelin throw – 48.70 (Havana 2013)
- Heptathlon – 6332 (Toronto 2015)
References
- ↑ Yorgelis Rodríguez profile at IAAF
- ↑ Yorgelis Rodríguez (in Spanish), EcuRed, retrieved January 9, 2015
- ↑ Iglesias Manresa, Harold (23 July 2014), Yorgelis Rodríguez: La fórmula para ser la más completa es… (in Spanish), CubaSi.cu, retrieved January 9, 2015
- ↑ Bosch Cascaret, Adriel (18 December 2014), Aquí van los mejores atletas de Guantánamo en el 2014 (in Spanish), Desde este lado de la Isla - De Guantánamo al Mundo, retrieved January 9, 2015
External links
- Yorgelis Rodríguez profile at IAAF
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