Yorgelis Rodríguez García (born 25 January 1995) is a Cuban track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships finishing twelfth overall. Earlier she won several medals at the World Junior and Youth Championships, including the gold at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
She was the gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competition record Representing 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France2ndHeptathlon (youth)5671 pts2012Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Ontario, Canada1stHeptathlon5819 ptsWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1stHeptathlon5966 pts2013Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Ontario, Canada1stHeptathlon5947 ptsWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12thHeptathlon6148 pts2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States16th (q)High jump1.79 m2ndHeptathlon6006 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesVeracruz, Mexico1stHeptathlon5984 pts2015Pan American Combined Events CupOttawa, Canada1stHeptathlon6068 ptsPan American GamesToronto, Canada1stHeptathlon6332 ptsWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China21stHeptathlon5932 pts2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thHeptathlon6452 pts2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4thHeptathlon6594 pts NR2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom13thHigh jump1.84 m3rdPentathlon4637 ptsCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia1stHeptathlon6436 pts2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru –HeptathlonDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan –HeptathlonDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 23.96 (-0.6 m/s) (Götzis 2018) 800 metres – 2:10.48 (London 2017) 100 metres hurdles – 13.48 (+0.3 m/s) (Götzis 2018) High jump – 1.95 (London 2017) Long jump – 6.50 (+1.4 m/s) (Bilbao 2017) Shot put – 14.95 (Götzis 2018) Javelin throw – 49.56 (Götzis 2021) Heptathlon – 6742 NR (Götzis 2018)
Indoor 800 metres – 2:17.70 (Birmingham 2018) 60 metres hurdles – 8.57 (Birmingham 2018) High jump – 1.88 (Birmingham 2018) Long jump – 6.29 (Sabadell 2018) Shot put – 14.15 (Birmingham 2018) Pentathlon – 4637 NR (Birmingham 2018)
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