Silvia Costa
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Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez (born May 4, 1964 in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province) is a former high jumper from Cuba.
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 81⁄4 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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1978 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Xalapa, México | 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, México | 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 | La Habana, 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 | Ciudad de México, México | 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 |
References
- Silvia Costa profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
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