Born in Havana,Josleidy Ribalta . London2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-23. she competed in the triple jump as a teenager, jumping 13.51 m in 2006 and improving to 13.72 m the following year.Ribalta Josleidy. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-23. In her first international competition, she took the silver medal behind fellow Cuban Dailenys Alcántara at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics.World Youth Championships 2007 . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-23. In the next season she set a new best of 13.87 m and was again runner-up to Alcántara on the world stage, this time at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.World Junior Championships 2008 . World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-23. In her final year as a junior (under-19) athlete, she came fifth at the 2009 ALBA Games and cleared fourteen metres for the first time (reaching 14.10 m in Havana).
