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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rifka and the second or maternal family name is González.

Romary Rifka

Personal information
Born	(1970-12-23) 23 December 1970 Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Athletics Representing Mexico Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro High jump 2003 Santo Domingo High jump 2011 Guadalajara High jump Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador High jump 2010 Mayagüez High jump

María Romary Rifka González (born 23 December 1970) is a Mexican high jumper. She is married to track & field athlete, Alejandro Cárdenas. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Xalapa. This is the current Mexican record.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Mexico
1986	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Mexico City, Mexico	2nd	High jump	1.65 m A
			1st	Long jump	6.01 m A
1988	Ibero-American Championships	Mexico City, Mexico	8th	High jump	1.60 m A
			9th	Long jump	5.43 m A
1990	Ibero-American Championships	Manaus, Brazil	5th	High jump	1.70 m
			6th	Long jump	5.17 m
1995	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	3rd	High jump	1.75 m A
1997	Central American and Caribbean Championships	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3rd	High jump	1.79 m
1998	Ibero-American Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	High jump	1.81 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	4th	High jump	1.76 m
1999	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	High jump	1.77 m
2000	Ibero-American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	6th	High jump	1.78 m
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	2nd	High jump	1.75 m A
			5th	Long jump	5.79 m A
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	High jump	1.85 m
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	High jump	1.94 m =NR
	World Championships	Paris, France	21st (q)	High jump	1.80 m
2004	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	1st	High jump	1.94 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	14th (q)	High jump	1.92 m
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	High jump	1.80 m
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	2nd	High jump	1.87 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	High jump	1.95 m
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	19th (q)	High jump	1.88 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	12th (q)	High jump	1.90 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	High jump	NM
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	32nd (q)	High jump	1.80 m
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	3rd	High jump	1.83 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	3rd	High jump	1.91 m
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	High jump	1.79 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	High jump	1.89 m
2012	Ibero-American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	High jump	1.89 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	4th	High jump	1.78 m

External links

• Romary Rifka at World Athletics
• Romary Rifka at Olympics.com
• Romary Rifka at Olympedia
• Romary Rifka at InterSportStats