Yargelis Savigne Herrera (born 13 November 1984) 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, respectively. 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.
Savigne won her second major outdoor gold medal at the 2009 World Championships. Her jump of 14.95 m was enough to win in a modest competition which saw compatriot Mabel Gay take silver with 14.61 m.Triple Jump – Women's Final results . IAAF (2009-08-17). Retrieved on 2009-08-17. The following year she won the silver medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, finishing behind Olga Rypakova who made the third longest indoor jump ever for the gold.Ramsak, Bob (2010-03-12). EVENT REPORT – WOMEN's Triple Jump Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-16. In the outdoor season, she improved her long jump best to 6.91 m in Reims at a meeting on the Alma Athlé Tour, despite having trouble with her right ankle. She remained focused on her triple jump speciality, however, aiming to return to her 2007 peak form.Vazel, Pierre-Jean (2010-07-01). 2000m Steeple World best falls again, this time to Mekhissi-Benabbad in Reims; Robles hurdles 13.09. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-01.
Personal bests EventBest (m)VenueDateNotesLong jump (outdoor) 6.91 Reims, France 30 June 2010 Long jump (indoor) 6.79 Stuttgart, Germany 3 February 2007 Triple jump (outdoor) 15.28 Osaka, Japan 31 August 2007 12th of all timeTriple jump (indoor) 15.05 Valencia, Spain 8 March 2008 5th of all time All information taken from IAAF profile.
Achievements
Representing 2002CAC Junior Championships (U20)Bridgetown, Barbados1stLong jump6.25 m (wind: -1.3 m/s)World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica14th (q)Long jump6.00 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)2003Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic3rdLong jump6.40 m (wind: -0.3 m/s)2005CAC ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas1stLong jump6.88 m (wind: +4.6 m/s) wWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rdLong jump6.69 m (wind: +0.1 m/s) 2ndTriple jump14.82 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) PBWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rdTriple jump14.81 m (wind: +1.5 m/s)2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6thLong jump6.51 m5thTriple jump14.72 m PB2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stLong jump6.60 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)1stTriple jump14.99 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) NRWorld Championships Osaka, Japan 1stTriple jump15.28 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) PBPan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rdLong jump6.66 m (wind: +0.0 m/s) 1stTriple jump14.80 m (wind: +0.5 m/s) GRWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1stTriple jump14.78 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain 1stTriple jump15.05 m (wind: +. m/s) PBOlympic Games Beijing, China17th (q)Long jump6.49 m (wind: +.1 m/s) 3rdTriple jump15.05 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)2009ALBA GamesHavana, Cuba1stTriple jump14.70 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)CAC ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1stTriple jump14.97 (wind: -0.5 m/s) CRWorld Championships Berlin, Germany 1stTriple jump14.95 m (wind: +1.3 m/s)2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 2nd Triple jump14.86 mIbero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 1stTriple jump14.62 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea6thTriple jump14.43 m (wind: +0.0 m/s)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico2ndTriple jump14.36 m (wind: -0.5 m/s)2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey4thTriple jump14.28 m Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom9thTriple jump14.12 m (wind: -0.2 m/s)
References
External links
Tilastopaja biography