Yorgelis Rodríguez Explained

Yorgelis Rodríguez
Fullname:Yorgelis Rodríguez García
Birth Date:25 January 1995
Birth Place:Guantánamo, Cuba
Height:1.73 m
Weight:62 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Combined events
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Updated:2 March 2018

Yorgelis Rodríguez García (born 25 January 1995) is a Cuban track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon. 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. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, Francebgcolor=silver2ndHeptathlon (youth)5671 pts
2012Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Ontario, Canadabgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon5819 pts
World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spainbgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon5966 pts
2013Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Ontario, Canadabgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon5947 pts
World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12thHeptathlon6148 pts
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (q)High jump1.79 m
bgcolor=silver2ndHeptathlon6006 pts
Central American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz, Mexicobgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon5984 pts
2015Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Canadabgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon6068 pts
Pan American GamesToronto, Canadabgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon6332 pts
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China21stHeptathlon5932 pts
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thHeptathlon6452 pts
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4thHeptathlon6594 pts NR
2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom13thHigh jump1.84 m
3rdPentathlon4637 pts
Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombiabgcolor=gold1stHeptathlon6436 pts
2019Pan American GamesLima, PeruHeptathlonDNF
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, JapanHeptathlonDNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics RODRIGUEZ Yorgelis. dead. 2021-08-29. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829051750/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1305840-rodriguez-yorgelis.htm.