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Yarisley Silva
Cuban pole vaulter
| Full name | Yarisley Silva Rodríguez |
|---|---|
| Born | (1987-06-01) 1 June 1987 (age 37) San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Country | Cuba |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Coached by | Alexander Navas |
| Personal best | 4.91 m |
| Updated on 7 January 2015 | |
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Yarisley Silva Rodríguez (born 1 June 1987) is a Cuban pole vaulter.[1] 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 Yarisley SILVA - MOKYV