The final of 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 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland was held on Thursday August 20, 1994. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes including one non-starter, with two qualifying groups. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 14.20 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Wednesday August 19, 1994. The event was included for the first time at the European Athletics Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Anna Biryukova Anna Biryukova Anna Biryukova is a retired female triple jumper from Russia. In 1993 she won a gold medal at the World Championships by jumping 15.09, a new world record. She reportedly believed she had the capability of jumping 16 metres, but in 1994 she didn't reach the 15 metre mark once, although she did... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...  (RUS)
Silver	Inna Lasovskaya Inna Lasovskaya Inna Lasovskaya is a retired triple jumper from Russia. In 1994 she won a gold medal at the European Indoor Championships, ahead of compatriot and world record holder Anna Biryukova. In 1996 she jumped past the 15 metres mark for the first time and proceeded to win an Olympic silver medal... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...  (RUS)
Bronze	Inessa Kravets Inessa Kravets Inessa Mykolajivna Kravets is an Ukrainian triple jumper and long jumper.She jumped the world record at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg with 15.50m after studying a picture of Jonathan Edwards.... Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...  (UKR)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Qualifying round

Rank	Group A	Distance
1.		14.33 m
2.		14.08 m
3.		13.94 m
4.		13.78 m
5.		13.64 m
6.		13.64 m
7.		13.35 m
8.		13.18 m
9.		13.14 m
10.		12.97 m
11.		12.95 m
—		NM
—		DNS

Rank	Group B	Distance
1.		14.15 m
2.		14.08 m
3.		13.96 m
4.		13.89 m
5.		13.87 m
6.		13.84 m
7.		13.59 m
8.		13.55 m
9.		13.45 m
10.		13.37 m
11.		13.34 m
12.		13.16 m
13.		13.02 m

Final

Rank	Final	Distance
		14.89 m
		14.85 m
		14.67 m
4.		14.48 m
5.		14.42 m
6.		13.98 m
7.		13.82 m
8.		13.77 m
9.		13.68 m
10.		13.60 m
11.		13.45 m
—		DSQ

See also

• 1993 Women's World Championships Triple Jump (Stuttgart)
• 1995 Women's World Championships Triple Jump (Gothenburg)
• 1996 Women's Olympic Triple Jump (Atlanta)
• 1997 Women's World Championships Triple Jump (Athens)