Silvia_Costa_(athlete)
Silvia Costa (athlete)
Cuban high jumper
For the Italian politician, see Silvia Costa (politician).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costa and the second or maternal family name is Acosta-Martínez.
Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez (born May 4, 1964, in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province) is a former high jumper from Cuba.
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| Full name | Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 4, 1964 (1964-05-04) (age 59) La Palma, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Costa is married to Spanish citizen José Sanleandro.
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- Silvia Costa at World Athletics
- Silvia Costa at Olympics.com
- Silvia Costa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
