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Cuban high jumper
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Costa and the second or maternal family name is
Acosta-Martínez.
Silvia Costa
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Full name | Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez |
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Born | May 4, 1964 (1964-05-04) (age 59)
La Palma,
Pinar del Río Province, Cuba |
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Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
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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.
Career
Costa 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.
Personal life
Costa is married to Spanish citizen José Sanleandro.
International competitions
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing
Cuba
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1978
|
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)
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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
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World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
10th
|
High jump
|
1.84 m
|
Pan American Games
|
Caracas, Venezuela
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.88 m
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1985
|
World Indoor Games
|
Paris, France
|
3rd
|
High jump
|
1.90 m
|
Universiade
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Kobe, Japan
|
1st
|
High jump
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2.01 m
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1986
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Ibero-American Championships
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Havana,
Cuba
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.84 m
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1987
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Pan American Games
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Indianapolis, United States
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.92 m
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World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
4th
|
High jump
|
1.96 m
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1988
|
Ibero-American Championships
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Mexico City,
Mexico
|
1st
|
High jump
|
1.97 m A
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1989
|
Universiade
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Duisburg, Germany
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.91 m
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World Cup
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Barcelona, Spain
|
1st
|
High jump
|
2.04 m
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1990
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Mexico City, Mexico
|
2nd
|
High jump
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1.82 m
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1992
|
Ibero-American Championships
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Seville,
Spain
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.93 m
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Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
6th
|
High jump
|
1.94 m
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1993
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Toronto, Canada
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7th
|
High jump
|
1.94 m
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World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
2nd
|
High jump
|
1.97 m
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1995
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Pan American Games
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Mar del Plata, Argentina
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2nd
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High jump
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1.91 m
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World Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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24th (q)
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High jump
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1.85 m
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