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 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the athletics program

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

 was held at the Olympic Stadium.

The top twelve athletes from the three jumps in qualifying progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with another three jumps. After these the top eight athletes carry their record forward and then have a further three attempts to decide the gold medal

Gold medal

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ist.

Medalists

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  22.09.2000 – 20:00h	22.09.2000 – 20:00h
  Final Round
  24.09.2000 – 19:40h

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record		15.50 m	August 10, 1995	Gothenburg, Sweden
Olympic Record		15.33 m	July 31, 1996	Atlanta, United States

Results

All distances shown are in meters.

• DNS denotes did not start.
• DNF denotes did not finish.
• DQ denotes disqualification.
• NR denotes national record.
• AR denotes area/continental record.
• OR denotes Olympic record.
• WR denotes world record.
• PB denotes personal best.
• SB denotes season best

Qualifying

Held on Friday, September 22, 2000.

The qualifying distance was 14.25m. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest jumps until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Group A

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	3	Tereza Marinova Tereza Marinova Tereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best...		14.73	Q
2	6	Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen, MBE was a British triple jumper who competed internationally from 1994-2008.-Early life:...		14.29	Q	SB
3	7	Yamile 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...		14.27	Q
4	9	Oksana Rogova Oksana Rogova Oksana Aleksandrovna Rogova is a Russian triple jumper. She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing eighth in the women's triple jump competition....		14.25	Q
5	10	Cristina Elena Nicolau		14.14	q
6	13	Viktoriya Brigadnaya		13.96
7	14	Kene Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....		13.96
8	15	Natallia Safronava Natallia Safronava Natallia Safronava, née Klimovets is a Belarusian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.65 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Minsk. She has 6.66 metres in the long jump, achieved in July 2006 in Brest.-Achievements:...		13.92
9	16	Mariya Dimitrova Mariya Dimitrova Mariya Dimitrova is a Bulgarian triple jumper.She finished seventh at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the finals....		13.87
10	17	Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson is a former Swedish Olympic backstroke swimmer. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she finished 10th in the 4×100 m medley relay team and 31st in the 100 m backstroke. Her married name is Camilla Johansson-Sponseller...		13.87
11	20	Olena Khlusovych Olena Khlusovych Olena Khlusovych is a retired Ukrainian triple jumper.She finished twelfth at the 1996 Olympic Games. She also competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1997, the 1997 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 14.38 metres,...		13.60
12	21	Yelena Parfyonova		13.50
13	22	Marija Martinovic		13.49
14	25	Nicole Gamble		13.33

Group B

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	1	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...		14.91	Q
2	2	Olena Hovorova Olena 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...		14.76	Q
3	4	Anja Valant Anja Valant Anja Valant is a Slovenian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.69 metres, achieved on 4 June 2000 in Kalamata. This was the Slovenian national record until Marija Šestak jumped 14.92 metres on 3 June 2007 in Ljubljana....		14.36	Q
4	5	Sarka Kasparkova Šárka 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...		14.34	Q	SB
5	8	Olga-Anastasi Vasdeki		14.26	Q	SB
6	11	Françoise Mbango		14.13	q
7	12	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...		13.98	q
8	18	Carlota Castrejana Carlota Castrejana María Carlota Castrejana Fernández is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería...		13.76
9	19	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...		13.75
10	23	Keisha Spencer		13.49
11	24	Luciana Santos		13.48
12	26	Ren Ruiping Ren Ruiping Ren Ruiping is a female Chinese triple jumper. Ren set three world junior records in triple jump, and is a former Asian record holder with 14.66 metres. The record now belongs to Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan with 15.25 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		13.16
13	27	Anna Tarassova		13.11

Overall Qualifying Results

Place	Athlete	Nation	Group	Mark	Qual	Record
1	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...		B	14.91	Q
2	Olena Hovorova Olena 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...		B	14.76	Q
3	Tereza Marinova Tereza Marinova Tereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best...		A	14.73	Q
4	Anja Valant Anja Valant Anja Valant is a Slovenian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.69 metres, achieved on 4 June 2000 in Kalamata. This was the Slovenian national record until Marija Šestak jumped 14.92 metres on 3 June 2007 in Ljubljana....		B	14.36	Q
5	Sarka Kasparkova Šárka 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...		B	14.34	Q	SB
6	Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen, MBE was a British triple jumper who competed internationally from 1994-2008.-Early life:...		A	14.29	Q	SB
7	Yamile 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...		A	14.27	Q
8	Olga-Anastasi Vasdeki		B	14.26	Q	SB
9	Oksana Rogova Oksana Rogova Oksana Aleksandrovna Rogova is a Russian triple jumper. She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing eighth in the women's triple jump competition....		A	14.25	Q
10	Cristina Elena Nicolau		A	14.14	q
11	Françoise Mbango		B	14.13	q
12	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...		B	13.98	q
13	Viktoriya Brigadnaya		A	13.96
14	Kene Ndoye Kene Ndoye Kéné Ndoye is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for Senegal. She was 14th in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....		A	13.96
15	Natallia Safronava Natallia Safronava Natallia Safronava, née Klimovets is a Belarusian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.65 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Minsk. She has 6.66 metres in the long jump, achieved in July 2006 in Brest.-Achievements:...		A	13.92
16	Mariya Dimitrova Mariya Dimitrova Mariya Dimitrova is a Bulgarian triple jumper.She finished seventh at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the finals....		A	13.87
17	Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson Camilla Johansson is a former Swedish Olympic backstroke swimmer. She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she finished 10th in the 4×100 m medley relay team and 31st in the 100 m backstroke. Her married name is Camilla Johansson-Sponseller...		A	13.87
18	Carlota Castrejana Carlota Castrejana María Carlota Castrejana Fernández is a female triple jumper from Spain. Her personal best jump is 14.60 metres, achieved at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería...		B	13.76
19	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...		B	13.75
20	Olena Khlusovych Olena Khlusovych Olena Khlusovych is a retired Ukrainian triple jumper.She finished twelfth at the 1996 Olympic Games. She also competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1997, the 1997 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final.Her personal best jump is 14.38 metres,...		A	13.60
21	Yelena Parfyonova		A	13.50
22	Marija Martinovic		A	13.49
23	Keisha Spencer		B	13.49
24	Luciana Santos		B	13.48
25	Nicole Gamble		A	13.33
26	Ren Ruiping Ren Ruiping Ren Ruiping is a female Chinese triple jumper. Ren set three world junior records in triple jump, and is a former Asian record holder with 14.66 metres. The record now belongs to Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan with 15.25 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		B	13.16
27	Anna Tarassova		B	13.11

Final

Place	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Notes
1	Tereza Marinova Tereza Marinova Tereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best...		15.20	NR
2	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...		15.00
3	Olena Hovorova Olena 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...		14.96	PB
4	Yamile 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...		14.30
5	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...		14.17
6	Cristina Elena Nicolau		14.17
7	Olga-Anastasi Vasdeki		14.15
8	Oksana Rogova Oksana Rogova Oksana Aleksandrovna Rogova is a Russian triple jumper. She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing eighth in the women's triple jump competition....		13.97
9	Anja Valant Anja Valant Anja Valant is a Slovenian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.69 metres, achieved on 4 June 2000 in Kalamata. This was the Slovenian national record until Marija Šestak jumped 14.92 metres on 3 June 2007 in Ljubljana....		13.59
10	Françoise Mbango		13.53
11	Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen Ashia Hansen, MBE was a British triple jumper who competed internationally from 1994-2008.-Early life:...		13.44
	Sarka Kasparkova Šárka 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...		NM