Yargelis Savigne

Yargelis Savigne

Yargelis Savigne during the 2010 Memorial Van Damme.
Personal information
Born	(1984-11-13) November 13, 1984 (age 39) Niceto Pérez, Guantanamo
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple Jump, Long Jump
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Triple jump World Championships 2007 Osaka Triple jump 2009 Berlin Triple jump 2005 Helsinki Triple jump 2005 Helsinki long jump World indoor championships 2008 Valencia Triple jump 2010 Doha Triple jump Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Triple jump 2011 Guadalajara Triple jump 2003 Santo Domingo Long jump 2007 Rio de Janeiro Long jump Continental Cup 2010 Split Long jump 2010 Split Triple jump CAC Junior Championships (U20) 2002 Bridgetown Long jump
Updated on 13 June 2013

Yargelis Savigne Herrera (born 13 November 1984 in Niceto Pérez, Guantanamo) 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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]