Yulimar Rojas Sets World Record To Win Tokyo Olympic Women's Triple Jump

Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela set a world record with her final attempt Sunday to win the women's triple jump gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics | Full Schedule | Sports News

Rojas already had the gold medal assured when she took the last of her six attempts, finishing with a mark of 15.67 metres to break a record set in 1995. Inessa Kravets of Ukraine held the record at 15.50.

Rojas broke the Olympic record of 15.39 with her first attempt in the final. The two-time world champion won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Patricia Mamona of Portugal took silver with a national record of 15.01 meters. Ana Peleteiro of Spain won bronze with a national record of 14.87. (AP)