Yulimar Rojas won the gold medal in the final of the Oregon 2022 World Championships in Athletics. With a mark of 15.47 meters, the Venezuelan once once more showed her complete dominance in the discipline at Hayward Field. The silver medal it was for the jamaiquina Shanieka RickettsMeanwhile he bronze went to the American Tori Franklin.
With this triumph, she becomes the first woman to obtain three Outdoor Triple Jump World Championships, following the editions of London 2017 (14.91), Doha 2019 (15.37) and Eugene 2022. In total, he has six World Cup titles, with his other three golds in the indoor championships.
This is how Yulimar Rojas won his third outdoor world championship
Yulimar Rojas opens with a 14.60m ð»ðª pic.twitter.com/AYvON2Z4vh
— bassant hemida stan acc (@TnFtms) July 19, 2022
The Venezuelan had her first jump, with a 14.60 meter mark. On his second jump of the day, reached the mark of 15.47 meters to take the lead of the competition. Secure the fifth-best record in outdoor competition history to stay ahead of the game.
15.47m 🤯
Defending world triple jump champion @ TeamRojas45 ð»ðª produces the fifth best outdoor performance in history to secure her lead.
She has four attempts left!
Live results ð https://t.co/BozJSu7u1D#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/mHAv9ZoBGl
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 19, 2022
On his third attempt, Yulimar Rojas places a mark of 15.24 meters, with a distance over his closest rival. In his fourth and fifth, he mightn’t post a record. For her final presentation, the Venezuelan left a mark of 15.39 in her jump.