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Yarisley Silva

1987 - Today

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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 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Yarisley Silva is the 4,285th most popular athlete (down from 3,771st in 2024), the 265th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 238th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Cuban Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yarisley Silva ranks 4,285 out of 6,025. Before her are Kateřina Holubcová, Priscah Jeptoo, Claudia Blasberg, Martin Sinković, Ye Chong, and Cheng Ming. After her are Tonique Williams-Darling, Maude Charron, Johan Petersson, Mathieu Bozzetto, Sašo Mirjanič, and Lou Jeanmonnot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Yarisley Silva ranks 738. Before her are Anna Chipovskaya, Terry Reintke, 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 265 out of 300. Before her are Joan Lino Martínez (1978), Orlando Hernández (1965), Pedro Luis Lazo (1973), Frank Chamizo (1992), Mirka Francia (1975), 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 43. Before her are Lorenzo Sotomayor (1985), Yoelbi Quesada (1973), Roberto Moya (1965), Iván García (1972), Joan Lino Martínez (1978), and Orlando Hernández (1965). 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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