Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez (born May 4, 1964 in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province) is a former high jumper from Cuba.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez |
Born | May 4, 1964 La Palma, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba | (age 57)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Cuba World Championships 1993 Stuttgart High jump World Indoor Games 1985 Paris High jump World Cup 1989 Barcelona High jump Pan American Games 1983 Caracas High jump 1987 Indianapolis High jump 1995 Mar del Plata High jump Universiade 1985 Kobe High jump 1983 Edmonton High jump 1989 Duisburg High jump |
Career
She is most known for winning medals at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. She also has three medals from the Summer Universiade. Her personal best jump (set in 1989) is 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄4 in), which makes her a member of the female two metres club and puts her ninth in the all-time performers list. She is also a three-time silver medallist at the Pan American Games.
Costa is married to Spanish citizen José Sanleandro.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Cuba | |||||
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.60m A |
5th | Long jump | 4.99m A | |||
2nd | 100 m hurdles | 15.76s A | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Xalapa, Mexico | 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 48.02s A | |
1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | High jump | 1.98 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | High jump | 1.84 m | |
Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 2nd | High jump | 1.88 m | |
1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 3rd | High jump | 1.90 m |
Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | High jump | 2.01 m | |
1986 | Ibero-American Championships | Havana, Cuba | 1st | High jump | 1.84 m |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 2nd | High jump | 1.92 m |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | High jump | 1.96 m | |
1988 | Ibero-American Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | High jump | 1.97 m A |
1989 | Universiade | Duisburg, Germany | 2nd | High jump | 1.91 m |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | High jump | 2.04 m | |
1992 | Ibero-American Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | High jump | 1.93 m |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | High jump | 1.94 m |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 7th | high jump | 1.94 m |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | High jump | 1.97 m | |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | High jump | 1.91 m |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 24th (q) | High jump | 1.85 m |
External links
- Silvia Costa at World Athletics
- Silvia Costa at the International Olympic Committee
- Silvia Costa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)