Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez (born May 4, 1964, in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province) is a former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er from

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Career

Costa is most known for winning medals at the

1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from January 18 to January 19, 1985. In 1987 the championship was renamed to the IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athlet ...

and the

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having ori ...

. She also has three medals from the Summer Universiade. Her personal best jump (set in 1989) is , 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 The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

Personal life

Costa is married to Spanish citizen José Sanleandro.

International competitions

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Silvia 1964 births Living people Cuban female high jumpers Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Cuba World Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Pinar del Río Province FISU World University Games gold medalists for Cuba Universiade silver medalists for Cuba World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Cuban women 20th-century Cuban people Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games Cuban Athletics Championships winners