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The Women's triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

 event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.

Yargelis Savigne

Yargelis Savigne

Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively...

 of Cuba had won the last two world titles (2007 and 2009) and led the world rankings before the competition with a jump of 14.99 m. She and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha

Olha Saladuha

Olha Saladukha is a Ukrainian triple jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona with a jump of 14.81 meters. Saladukha's personal best jump is 14.98 meters, achieved on June 4, 2011 in Eugene, Oregon. She also has a personal best of 6.37 metres in the long...

 each had three wins on the Diamond League before the event. Colombia's Caterine Ibargüen

Caterine Ibargüen

Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....

 was joint number one in the rankings, having set a South American record two weeks earlier. Olga Rypakova

Olga Rypakova

Olga Rypakova is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007...

, who was dominant in 2010, had the fourth best jump among the entrants with her mark of 14.96 m. Paraskeví Papahrístou

Paraskevi Papahristou

Paraskevi Papahristou is a Greek triple jumper.Papahristou won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She competed in the 2009 European Indoor Championships, and went through the qualification round with a jump of 14.47 metres. However, in the final she was injured and failed to...

, the 2009 runner-up Mabel Gay

Mabel Gay

Mabel Gay Tamayo is a Cuban triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.66 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...

, and Josleidy Ribalta were the other top-eight ranked athletes to start.

Saladukha popped 14.94 on the third jump of the competition. Nobody, including Saladukha herself was able to improve upon that through the six rounds. Defending champion Savigne hurt herself on her second attempt and was not a factor. Gay made her personal best jump in the fifth round to move into a tie for third. Ibargüen followed her with her best attempt to move into second place. Rypakova then followed her with the silver medal winning jump, pushing Ibargüen to third.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olha Saladukha '	Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007... '	Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump.... '

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.

World record		15.50	Göteborg, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	10 August 1995
Championship record		15.50	Göteborg, Sweden	10 August 1995
World leading		14.99	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	8 July 2011
			Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	13 August 2011
African record		15.39	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	17 August 2008
Asian record		15.25	Split, Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...	4 September 2010
North, Central American and Caribbean record		15.29	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	11 July 2003
South American record		14.99	Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	13 August 2011
European record		15.50	Göteborg, Sweden	10 August 1995
Oceanian record		14.04	Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	9 March 2002
			Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... , Australia	7 December 2003

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
14.30	14.10

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 30, 2011	11:45	Qualification
September 1, 2011	19:20	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 14.45 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	B	Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively...		14.32	14.40	14.62	14.62	Q
2	A	Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Tamayo is a Cuban triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.66 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...		14.21	14.53		14.53	Q
3	A	Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....		14.52			14.52	Q
4	A	Olha Saladukha		14.40	14.36	14.35	14.40	q
5	B	Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...		14.35	14.20		14.35	q, SB
6	B	Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007...			14.33		14.33	q
7	A	Anna Kuropatkina		14.05		14.31	14.31	q
8	B	Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions...		14.30	13.95		14.30	q
9	B	Dana Velďáková Dana Veldáková Dana Velďáková is a Slovak triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.51 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia. She has a twin sister named Jana, who is a long jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...			14.28		14.28	q
10	A	Natalia Iastrebova		13.94	14.07	14.21	14.21	q
11	B	Biljana Topić Biljana Topic Biljana Topić is a Serbian triple jumper.-Career:She competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...		14.03	13.93	14.21	14.21	q, SB
12	A	Keila Costa Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...		13.50	14.02	14.15	14.15	q
13	A	Yarianna Martínez Yarianna Martínez Yarianna Martínez is a female triple jumper from Cuba. Her personal best jump is 14.36 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana....		14.07	13.92		14.07
14	B	Kimberly Williams		13.10	14.06	14.03	14.06
15	A	Simona La Mantia Simona La Mantia Simona La Mantia is an Italian triple jumper. She represented Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships in Athletics...		14.06			14.06
16	B	Paraskevi Papahristou Paraskevi Papahristou Paraskevi Papahristou is a Greek triple jumper.Papahristou won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She competed in the 2009 European Indoor Championships, and went through the qualification round with a jump of 14.47 metres. However, in the final she was injured and failed to...		13.71	14.05		14.05
17	A	Irina Litvinenko Ektova Irina Litvinenko Irina Litvinenko is a Kazakhstani triple jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 14.33 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Bangkok.-References:...		13.66	13.57	14.01	14.01
18	B	Anastasiya Juravleva Anastasiya Juravleva Anastasiya Juravleva is a Uzbekistani triple jumper and long jumper.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*Long jump - 6.69 m *Triple jump - 14.55 m - current national record.-References:...		14.00	13.82	13.79	14.00
19	A	Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark.-Biography:Mayookha was born on 9 August 1988 in...		13.64	13.99	13.79	13.99
20	A	Níki Panéta		12.87	13.75	13.97	13.97
21	A	Marija Šestak Marija Šestak Marija Šestak is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006....			13.87		13.87
22	A	Valeriya Kanatova		13.86	13.72	13.75	13.86
23	B	Dailenys Alcántara		13.66	13.78		13.78
24	B	Aleksandra Kotlyarova		13.49	13.78		13.78
25	B	Xie Limei Xie Limei Xie Limei is a Chinese triple jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and gold medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...		13.55	13.74	13.75	13.75
26	B	Andriyana Bânova		13.34	13.63	13.66	13.66
27	A	Patrícia Mamona Patrícia Mamona Patrícia Mamona is a Portuguese triple jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		13.48	13.27	13.59	13.59
28	B	Anna Jagaciak Anna Jagaciak Anna Jagaciak is a Polish long jumper.Her younger sister, Monika is a model.- Achievements :- References :...		13.57	13.57		13.57
29	A	Li Yanmei				13.52	13.52
30	A	Jung Hye-Kyung			11.35	13.50	13.50
31	A	Amanda Smock			13.48	13.37	13.48
32	B	Ruslana Tsykhotska				13.28	13.28
33	B	Sarah Nambawa		11.65	13.22	13.19	13.22
34	B	Patricia Sarrapio			13.11	13.12	13.12

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Olha Saladukha		14.94	13.64	14.68	14.65	14.22	14.48	14.94
	Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova Olga Rypakova is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007...			14.72			14.89	14.54	14.89
	Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....		14.64	14.67	13.76	14.81	14.84	14.80	14.84
	Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Tamayo is a Cuban triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.66 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...		14.45	14.31		14.53	14.67	14.18	14.67	PB
	Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth...		14.50					14.33	14.50	SB
	Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively...		14.43						14.43
	Anna Kuropatkina		13.89	14.23		14.09		14.06	14.23
	Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli Baya Rahouli is an Algerian athlete who competes in the triple jump. She is a former African record holder in this event, and has two African championship titles, beating Françoise Mbango Etone and Kéné Ndoye on both occasions...		13.95	13.79	14.12		14.03	13.97	14.12
	Natalia Iastrebova		13.34	13.89	14.12				14.12
10	Biljana Topić Biljana Topic Biljana Topić is a Serbian triple jumper.-Career:She competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...		14.03	13.84					14.03
11	Dana Velďáková Dana Veldáková Dana Velďáková is a Slovak triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.51 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Pavia. She has a twin sister named Jana, who is a long jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...		13.96						13.96
12	Keila Costa Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...		13.71		13.72				13.72

External links

• Triple jump results at IAAF website