SILVA Yarisley

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	7th (4.60)
2012	London, GBR	2nd (4.75)
2008	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (4.15)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2019	Doha, QAT	11th (4.70)
2017	London, GBR	3rd (4.65)
2015	Beijing, CHN	1st (4.90)
2013	Moscow, RUS	3rd (4.82)
2011	Daegu, KOR	5th (4.70)

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2019	Lima, PER	1st (4.75)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	2nd (4.70)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Pole Vault
2019	1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 1 x 6th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th, 1 x 7th
2017	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2017	Pole Vault	Oslo, NOR	4.81
2	2018	Pole Vault	Monaco, MON	4.80
2	2017	Pole Vault	Rome, ITA	4.75
3	2019	Pole Vault	Birmingham, GBR	4.65
3	2017	Pole Vault	Doha, QAT	4.65
4	2019	Pole Vault	London, GBR	4.65
4	2019	Pole Vault	Rome, ITA	4.66
4	2017	Pole Vault	Birmingham, GBR	4.61
5	2017	Pole Vault	London, GBR	4.55
5	2017	Pole Vault	Stockholm, SWE	4.55

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2018	Birmingham, GBR	7th (4.60)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Yarita (cubadebate.cu, 16 Sep 2019)

Athlete

Physical Education - Manuel Fajardo Higher Institute of Physical Culture [ISCF], Cuba

Spanish

Alexander Navas [personal], CUB

She took up athletics at age nine, and began pole vault at age 13. (IAAF, 28 Feb 2014)

She wanted to be a ballet dancer, but her teacher told her she was too large. Her aunt Maria de la Caridad Rodriguez then introduced her to athletics. She took part in sprinting and jumping events, but she decided to pursue pole vault after a coach showed her the discipline for the first time. (masdeporte.as.com, 12 Jan 2016; IAAF, 28 Feb 2014)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (cubahora.cu, 08 Apr 2020)

Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka. (cubadebate.cu, 16 Sep 2019)

She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by International Sports Press Association [AIPS] America. (juventudrebelde.cu, 26 Dec 2015)

She was named the 2015 Sportswoman of the Year in Cuba. (juventudrebelde.cu, 23 Dec 2015)

She was named the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association [NACAC]. (juventudrebelde.cu, 16 Dec 2015)