1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Triple Jump
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These are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump
event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 4, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 14.30 metres.
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 1997 IAAF World Championships
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 4, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 14.30 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Šárka KašpárkováŠárka Kašpárková Šárka Kašpárková is a former Czech track and field athlete who specialised in the triple jump.She attended her first Summer Olympics in 1992, participating in the high jump... Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... (CZE) |
| Silver |  Rodica MateescuRodica Mateescu Rodica Mateescu is a former triple jumper from Romania. Having set a personal best of 15.16 in 1997, she placed fourth at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships and won a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships... Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (ROM) |
| Bronze |  Olena HovorovaOlena Hovorova Olena Ivanivna Hovorova , also known as Yelena Govorova, is a former Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialised in triple jump competitions. She won the triple jump bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with her personal best jump of 14.96 metres... 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) |
Qualifying round
- Held on Saturday 1997-08-02
Rank Name Result 1. 14.77 m 2. 14.50 m 3. 14.49 m 4. 14.44 m 5. 14.39 m 6. 14.35 m 7. 14.35 m 8. 14.25 m 9. 14.07 m 10. 14.06 m 11. 14.06 m 12. 13.85 m 13. 13.82 m 14. 13.52 m 15. 13.39 m 16. 13.36 m 17. 13.32 m 18. 13.30 m 19. 13.25 m — NM — DSQ
Final
| Rank | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
 |
15.20 m | |
 |
15.16 m | |
 |
14.67 m | |
| 4. | 14.62 m | |
| 5. | 14.49 m | |
| 6. | 14.34 m | |
| 7. | 14.06 m | |
| 8. | 14.03 m | |
| 9. | 13.98 m | |
| 10. | 13.86 m | |
| 11. | 13.79 m | |
| 12. | 13.59 m |
See also
- 1996 Women's Olympic Triple JumpAthletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jumpThese are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 31 competitors, with one non-starter....