Yargelis Savigne

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Medal record
Yargelis Savigne
Competitor for  Cuba
Women's athletics
World Championships
Gold	2007 Osaka	Triple jump
Silver	2005 Helsinki	Triple jump
World indoor championships
Gold	2008 Valencia	Triple jump

Yargelis Savigne (born November 13, 1984 in Guantanamo) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.

Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth. She continued her form throughout the year to place third at the World Athletics Final with 14.81.

She won a gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in the triple jump, with a distance of 15.28 m. At the 2008 World Indoor Championships, Savigne lay in second before her final attempt, with an area record of 14.95 m, behind Hrysopiyi Devetzi's Greek record of 15.00 m. However, Savigne jumped 15.05 m on her final attempt to take the gold medal.

She is 1.65m tall and weighs 63 kg.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Place	Result
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	Triple jump, 14.82 PB
			4th	Long jump
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	5	Triple jump, 14.72 PB
			6th	Long jump
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st	Triple jump, 15.28 PB
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	Triple jump
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	15.05 PB

[edit] Personal bests

• Long jump
  • Indoor - 6.79 m (2007)
  • Outdoor - 6.77 m (2005)
• Triple jump
  • Indoor - 15.05 m (2008)
  • Outdoor - 15.28 m (2007)

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Yargelis Savigne
• Yargelis Savigne Pictures

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anna Pyatykh	Women's Triple Jump Best Year Performance 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent