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...

at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 15 and August 17. Cuban 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...

 had registered nine of the ten farthest jumps pre-championships and was seen as a strong favourite. The twice world gold medallist Tatyana Lebedeva

Tatyana Lebedeva

Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...

 and world-leader Nadezhda Alekhina were also considered possible medallists. The reigning Olympic champion, Françoise Mbango, had failed to perform well in the build up to the championships and did not start the competition.

In the qualifying rounds, Asian record holder 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...

 had the biggest jump of the day with 14.62 m, improving on her previous season's best by more than 40 cm. Savigne, Lebedeva, and 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:...

 were the only other athletes to reach the 14.45 m automatic qualifying mark in what was a largely modest qualifying round.

The jumps in the final of the competition were not of the standard shown in previous years, and favourite Savigne was largely unchallenged. She took the gold with a best of 14.95 m to become only the second athlete to win consecutive world titles in the event (after Lebedeva's 2001

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

 and 2003

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 double). Second-placed Gay (14.61) won her first ever World Championship medal and Pyatykh reached the podium with a mark of 14.58 m. Biljana Topic

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...

 set a Serbian record of 14.52 m for fourth place, but no other athletes managed beyond 14.50 m.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

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 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
World leading		15.14	Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****... , 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...	26 July 2009
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		15.11	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
North American 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		14.57	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	9 June 2007
European 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
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

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
14.20m	14.00m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 15, 2009	11:00	Qualification
August 17, 2009	20:00	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
	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...		14.62			14.62	Q, SB
	A	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...			14.53		14.53	Q
	B	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:...			14.53		14.53	Q
	A	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...		14.45			14.45	Q, SB
	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...		14.37	13.80		14.37	q, SB
	A	Teresa Nzola Meso Ba Teresa Nzola Meso Ba Teresa Nzola Meso Ba is an Angolan-French triple jumper.She formerly represented Angola, but switched to France in 2003. Before this she set an Angolan triple jump record of 13.49 metres, which still stands....			13.87	14.32	14.32	q
	B	Cristina Bujin Cristina Bujin Cristina Bujin is a Romanian triple jumper.She was born in Constanța. She was a prolific competitor at youth and junior events in her early career. She finished fifth in the long jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships...		14.22	12.82	14.29	14.29	q
	A	Anna Pyatykh Anna Pyatykh Anna Viktorovna Pyatykh is a professional Russian triple jumper. She has won the SPAR European Cup four consecutive times, won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and has also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics.In 2006 she finished second at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor...			14.01	14.27	14.27	q
	A	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:...			14.25	14.20	14.25	q
10	B	Trecia-Kaye Smith				14.21	14.21	q
11	B	Gisele de Oliveira Gisele de Oliveira Gisele Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian triple jumper.She finished eighth in the 2008 World Athletics Final, and also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		13.70	13.79	14.14	14.14	q
12	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...		14.02		14.13	14.13	q
13	A	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...		13.96	13.83	14.11	14.11
14	A	Petia Dacheva Petia Dacheva Petia Dacheva is a Bulgarian triple jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		13.63	13.56	14.11	14.11
15	A	Kimberly Williams			14.08		14.08	PB
16	B	Małgorzata Trybańska			14.06	13.80	14.06
17	B	Shakeema Walker-Welsch				14.01	14.01
18	B	Svitlana Mamyeyeva Svitlana Mamyeyeva Svitlana Mamyeyeva, Ukr. Світлана Мамєєва is a Ukrainian triple jumper.She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 14.26 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kiev.-References:...		13.92	13.35	13.70	13.92
19	A	Snežana Rodic Snežana Rodic Snežana Rodić is a Slovenian triple jumper.She was born Snežana Vukmirović and married Aleksandar Rodić; she is variously referred to as Snežana Rodic, Snežana Rodič, Snežana Rodić, Snežana Vukmirovič.-Achievements:-References:...		13.92			13.92
20	A	Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova is a Russian-born triple jumper of who competes for Belgium internationally. She married Belgian high jumper Stijn Stroobants in August 2006 and acquired the Belgian nationality in July 2008....		13.89		13.73	13.89
21	A	Magdelín Martínez Magdelin Martinez Magdelín Martínez Castillo is a female triple jumper, competing internationally for Italy....		13.80	13.72	13.87	13.87
22	A	Martina Šestáková			13.69	13.84	13.84
23	A	Irina Litvinenko 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:...		13.63	13.77	13.82	13.82
24	B	Nataliya Yastrebova			13.58	13.74	13.74
25	B	Athanasia Perra Athanasia Perra Athanasia Perra is a Greek triple jumper.She finished tenth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		13.69			13.69
25	B	Marija Šestak Marija Šestak Marija Šestak is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006....				13.69	13.69
27	A	Shani Marks Shani Marks Shani Marks is an American athlete who competes in the triple jump. Marks finished first at the U.S...				13.67	13.67
28	B	Nadezhda Alekhina				13.60	13.60
29	A	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...		13.58		13.58	13.58
30	B	Vanessa Gladone		13.51	13.42	13.40	13.51
31	A	Liliya Kulyk Liliya Kulyk Liliya Kulyk is a Ukrainian triple jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships. This was the first time she broke the 14-metre barrier, with a 14.01 jump. She improved further to 14.39 metres when she won the 2007 European U23 Championships. At the 2009 European U23...		13.37	13.41	13.41	13.41
32	A	Erica McLain Erica McLain Erica McLain is an American triple jumper.As a junior athlete, she also competed in the long jump. She finished twelfth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and eighth at the 2003 World Youth Championships. In the triple jump she finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships and...		13.34		13.39	13.39
33	A	Patricia Sylvester Patricia Sylvester Patricia Sylvester is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record. She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.-References:...		13.22	13.05	12.98	13.22
34	B	Katja Demut Katja Demut Katja Demut is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the triple jump. She has represented Germany internationally at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...			11.38		11.38

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Françoise Mbango Etone

Françoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing...

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Key: DNS = Did not start, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	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...		14.45	14.14	14.89	14.85	14.95	14.39	14.95
	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:...		13.87	14.50		14.61	14.48	14.04	14.61	SB
	Anna Pyatykh Anna Pyatykh Anna Viktorovna Pyatykh is a professional Russian triple jumper. She has won the SPAR European Cup four consecutive times, won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki and has also competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics.In 2006 she finished second at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor...		13.72	14.23	13.66	14.58	14.46	14.53	14.58
	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...		14.21	14.38	14.27	14.52	14.43	14.10	14.52	NR Serbian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Serbia maintained by its national athletics federation: Atletski Savez Srbije .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedht = hand timing-External links:* *...
	Trecia-Kaye Smith		14.31			14.41	14.48		14.48	SB
	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...			14.37	14.23	14.22	14.26	14.28	14.37
	Cristina Bujin Cristina Bujin Cristina Bujin is a Romanian triple jumper.She was born in Constanța. She was a prolific competitor at youth and junior events in her early career. She finished fifth in the long jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships...		14.26	14.00	14.03	14.20	14.16	14.15	14.26
	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:...		14.25		12.86	14.14	14.19	14.13	14.25
	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...		14.16	11.46	14.06				14.16
10	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...			13.91	13.71				13.91
11	Teresa Nzola Meso Ba Teresa Nzola Meso Ba Teresa Nzola Meso Ba is an Angolan-French triple jumper.She formerly represented Angola, but switched to France in 2003. Before this she set an Angolan triple jump record of 13.49 metres, which still stands....		13.77	13.79					13.79
12	Gisele de Oliveira Gisele de Oliveira Gisele Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian triple jumper.She finished eighth in the 2008 World Athletics Final, and also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....			13.19					13.19

Key: NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best