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 of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

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 was held the 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's triple jump

The women's triple jump event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 27.-Results:-References:*...

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion is 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 the Cuba

Cuba

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		15.50	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , 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....	August 10, 1995
Pan American Games record		14.80	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , 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...	July 27, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (13.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 28, 2011	16:50	Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 28.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....		14.80	14.49	14.75		14.73	14.92	14.92	PR
	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...		14.10		14.36	13.19	13.90		14.36
	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:...		13.47	14.08	14.28		14.23	14.24	14.28
	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,...		13.77	13.85	13.89	13.89	14.01	13.93	14.01
	Ayanna Alexander		13.48	13.54	13.40	13.53	13.02	13.43	13.54
	Crystal Manning		13.53			13.18	12.99		13.53
	Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis Yvette Lewis is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meter hurdles and the triple jump. Her best time in the hurdles is 12.76 seconds while her best triple jump is 13.84 meters...		12.84		13.17	12.89	12.99		13.17
	Aidé Yesenia Villareal				12.92	13.06	12.77	12.66	13.06
	Estefany Cruz		12.83		12.86				12.86
10	Ana José		12.69	12.69	12.80				12.80
11	Mayra Pachito		12.74	12.30					12.74
12	Jaqueline Triana			12.58					12.58
13	Pascale Delaunay			12.30	12.41				12.41
14	Kay-De Vaughn			11.49	11.64				11.64
15	Ana Camargo				11.59				11.59