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Yarisley Silva

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Yarisley Silva Rodríguez (born 1 June 1987) is a Cuban pole vaulter. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics – the first Latin American athlete to win an Olympic medal in that event. Silva became the first Cuban woman to reach a world class standard in the pole vault. Her personal bests of 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) outdoors and 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in) indoors are the Cuban and Central American and Caribbean records for the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yarisley Silva is the 4,008th most popular athlete (down from 3,817th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 238th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yarisley Silva ranks 4,008 out of 6,025. Before her are Dimitri Peters, Milan Aleksić, Son Tae-jin, Priscah Jeptoo, Martin Sinković, and Cheng Ming. After her are Tonique Williams-Darling, Maude Charron, Johan Petersson, Andrei Krauchanka, Daniel Evans, and Angela Chalmers.

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Among people born in 1987, Yarisley Silva ranks 713. Before her are Juan Pablo Pino, Anna Chipovskaya, Marcus Thornton, Georgios Tzavellas, Liang Wenbo, and Aleksandra Wozniak. After her are Pelé, Ren Hayakawa, Serge Gakpé, Ajmal Kasab, Yūki Nagasato, and Bahodir Nasimov.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Yarisley Silva ranks 243 out of 300. Before her are Sibelis Veranes (1974), Iván Fundora (1976), Roberto Moya (1965), Joan Lino Martínez (1978), Frank Chamizo (1992), and Elián González (1993). After her are Manolo Poulot (1974), Yasmani Copello (1987), Yamilé Aldama (1972), Denia Caballero (1990), Irisberto Herrera (1968), and Anaysi Hernández (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In Cuba

Among athletes born in Cuba, Yarisley Silva ranks 37. Before her are Leuris Pupo (1977), Rolando Tucker (1971), Lorenzo Sotomayor (1985), Yoelbi Quesada (1973), Roberto Moya (1965), and Joan Lino Martínez (1978). After her are Manolo Poulot (1974), Yasmani Copello (1987), Yamilé Aldama (1972), Denia Caballero (1990), Anaysi Hernández (1981), and Yaime Pérez (1991).

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