Leyanis Perez
Personal information
Birth nameLeyanis Perez Hernandez
NationalityCuban
Born (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Eventtriple jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Cuba
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BudapestTriple jump
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago Triple Jump

Leyanis Pérez Hernández (born 10 January 2002) is a Cuban athlete who competes in the triple jump.[1] She finished third at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[2]

Her jump of 14.15m on 21 March 2020 was the fifteenth longest jump in the world that year,[3] and the world leading distance by a junior.[4]

She made the qualifying mark for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in May 2021 by jumping 14.46m (wind assisted) and then 14.32m.[5]

References

  1. "Athlete Profile - Leyanis Pérez". WorldAthletics.org.
  2. "Rojas rockets to record third world triple jump title in Oregon | REPORT | WCH 22 | World Athletics".
  3. "Triple Jump Women - Senior Outdoor 2020". WorldAthletics.org.
  4. "Triple Jump Women - U20 Outdoor 2020". WorldAthletics.org.
  5. "Triplista Leyanis Pérez se convierte en la octava pinareña clasificada a Tokio". rguama.icrt.cu (in Spanish). 27 May 2021.
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