Yamilé Aldama (born August 14, 1972) is a Sudanese triple jumper, who formerly represented Cuba. She was born in Havana.
She acquired the Sudanese citizenship in 2004, after a failed attempt to acquire a British passport. As a Cuban citizen she notably won a world championship silver medal, and in 2003 she set a North and Central American record with 15.29 metres. Her Sudanese record is 15.28 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Linz.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 6th | |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3rd | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 7th | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 4th | |
| 2003 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | |
| She then changed nationality to Sudan. |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | |
| African Championships | Brazzaville, Congo | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | |
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 3rd | |
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 5th | |
| African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | |
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