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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump

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Women's triple jump
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics
VenueJapan National Stadium
Dates30 July 2021 (qualifying)
1 August 2021 (final)
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning distance15.67 m WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrícia Mamona  Portugal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ana Peleteiro  Spain
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The women's triple jump event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 30 July and 1 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.[1]

The event was won by Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela: Her winning jump of 15.67 meters also broke the 26-year-old world record.

Summary

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On the second jump of the competition, the overwhelming favorite, Yulimar Rojas opened equalling the third best jump of her career, 15.41 m, which was also the fourth best jump in history, and an Olympic record. Patrícia Mamona followed her with a personal best 14.91 m to move into silver position. Liadagmis Povea jumped 14.70 m to get into third position. In the second round, she was displaced by Ana Peleteiro who jumped 14.77 m. Rojas' third jump was spectacular, video estimation showed her landing close to a foot beyond the world record, the front of her feet crossing 16 metres, but it was a foul by 13.5 cm. With fouls on her first two attempts, Shanieka Ricketts barely made it into the next round, jumping 14.47 m on her third attempt. On her fourth attempt to start the round, she jumped 14.84 m to move into bronze medal position. Towards the end of the fourth round, Mamona made her second personal best, getting over 15 metres with a 15.01 m. Peleteiro jumped 14.87 m in the fifth round to take over the bronze position. The 2016 champion, Caterine Ibargüen, made it to the final but was eliminated after three jumps, finishing tenth.[2]

On the final jump of the competition, with the gold medal already secured, Rojas jumped 15.67 m (51 ft 4+34 in), improving on Inessa Kravets' 26-year-old world record by 17 centimeters (6.7 inches).[2]

Background

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This was the 7th appearance of the event, having appeared at every Summer Olympics since 1996.

Qualification

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Approximately 35 athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 32 qualifying through distance or ranking (1 universality place was used in 2016).[3]

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's triple jump event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard is 14.32 metres. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the World Athletics Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 32 is reached.[3][4]

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The world rankings period start date was also changed from 1 May 2019 to 30 June 2020; athletes who had met the qualifying standard during that time were still qualified, but those using world rankings would not be able to count performances during that time. The qualifying distance standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of World Athletics. Both outdoor and indoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period.[3][5]

NOCs can also use their universality place—each NOC can enter one female athlete regardless of time if they had no female athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the triple jump.[3]

Competition format

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The 2020 competition continued to use the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1936. The qualifying round gave each competitor three jumps to achieve the qualifying distance of 14.40 metres; if fewer than 12 women do so, the top 12 (including all those tied) will advance. The final provided each jumper with three jumps; the top eight jumpers received an additional three jumps for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round jumps are not considered for the final).[6]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows.

World record  Inessa Kravets (UKR) 15.50 Gothenburg, Sweden 10 August 1995
Olympic record  Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) 15.39 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
World Leading  Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 15.43 Andújar, Spain 22 May 2021
Area Distance (m) Wind Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 15.39 +0.5 Françoise Mbango Etone  Cameroon
Asia (records) 15.25 +1.7 Olga Rypakova  Kazakhstan
Europe (records) 15.50 WR +0.9 Inessa Kravets  Ukraine
North, Central America
and the Caribbean
(records)
15.29 +0.3 Yamilé Aldama  Cuba
Oceania (records) 14.04 +1.8 Nicole Mladenis  Australia
South America (records) 15.41 +1.5 Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Athlete Nation Distance (m) WR OR
1 August Final Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 15.67 WR OR

The following national records were established during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Distance Notes
Dominica Thea LaFond Qualifying 14.60 m
Venezuela Yulimar Rojas Final 15.67 m WR, OR, AR
Portugal Patrícia Mamona Final 15.01 m
Spain Ana Peleteiro Final 14.87 m

Schedule

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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The women's triple jump took place over two separate days.[1]

Date Time Round
Friday, 30 July 2021 19:00 Qualifying
Sunday, 1 August 2021 19:00 Final

Results

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Qualifying round

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Progression rules: Qualifying performance 14.40 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 14.77 14.77 Q
2 A Ana Peleteiro  Spain 14.34 14.62 14.62 Q, SB
3 B Thea Lafond  Dominica 14.60 14.60 Q, NR
4 B Patrícia Mamona  Portugal 14.54 14.54 Q
5 B Liadagmis Povea  Cuba 14.50 14.50 Q
6 B Shanieka Ricketts  Jamaica 14.43 14.43 Q
7 A Caterine Ibargüen  Colombia 14.02 14.08 14.37 14.37 q, SB
8 B Hanna Minenko  Israel 14.27 14.35 14.36 14.36 q, =SB
9 A Kimberly Williams  Jamaica 13.38 13.86 14.30 14.30 q
10 B Rouguy Diallo  France 14.20 14.29 13.91 14.29 q
11 A Keturah Orji  United States 14.26 13.91 14.17 14.26 q
12 B Kristiina Mäkelä  Finland 14.21 14.06 14.08 14.21 q
13 A Senni Salminen  Finland 14.20 13.68 14.07 14.20
14 A Neele Eckhardt-Noack  Germany 13.88 13.92 14.20 14.20
15 B Davisleydi Velazco  Cuba 14.14 x x 14.14
16 B Ana José Tima  Dominican Republic 13.87 14.11 x 14.11
17 B Núbia Soares  Brazil x 14.04 14.07 14.07
18 B Viyaleta Skvartsova  Belarus 13.93 x 14.05 14.05
19 A Evelise Veiga  Portugal 13.93 13.63 13.57 13.93 SB
20 A Olha Saladukha  Ukraine 13.49 13.91 13.88 13.91 =SB
21 A Dariya Derkach  Italy 13.69 13.73 13.90 13.90
22 A Gabriela Petrova  Bulgaria x 13.79 x 13.79
23 A Jasmine Moore  United States x x 13.76 13.76
24 B Olga Rypakova  Kazakhstan 13.66 13.69 x 13.69 SB
25 B Tori Franklin  United States 13.23 13.68 13.58 13.68
26 A Mariya Ovchinnikova  Kazakhstan x 13.34 x 13.34
27 B Yosiris Urrutia  Colombia x x 13.16 13.16 SB
28 B Diana Zagainova  Lithuania x 13.10 x 13.10
29 A Roksana Khudoyarova  Uzbekistan 12.63 13.02 13.01 13.02
30 B Kristin Gierisch  Germany x 13.02 r 13.02
31 A Irina Ektova  Kazakhstan x 12.90 x 12.90
32 B Paraskevi Papachristou  Greece x 12.23 x 12.23
A Nadia Eke  Ghana x x x NM
A Leyanis Pérez  Cuba DNS

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yulimar Rojas  Venezuela 15.41 14.53 x 15.25 x 15.67 15.67 WR, OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrícia Mamona  Portugal 14.91 12.30 x 15.01 14.66 14.97 15.01 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ana Peleteiro  Spain 14.55 14.77 x 14.63 14.87 14.65 14.87 NR
4 Shanieka Ricketts  Jamaica x x 14.47 14.84 14.62 14.76 14.84
5 Liadagmis Povea  Cuba 14.70 14.70 14.52 14.31 14.38 14.50 14.70
6 Hanna Minenko  Israel 14.52 14.60 14.27 14.29 x x 14.60 SB
7 Keturah Orji  United States 14.59 14.10 13.82 14.12 14.43 x 14.59
8 Kimberly Williams  Jamaica 13.77 x 14.51 14.12 14.47 14.28 14.51
9 Rouguy Diallo  France 14.38 14.28 x Did not advance 14.38
10 Caterine Ibargüen  Colombia 14.25 14.01 14.19 Did not advance 14.25
11 Kristiina Mäkelä  Finland 14.17 14.03 13.90 Did not advance 14.17
12 Thea LaFond  Dominica x 12.57 x Did not advance 12.57

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Athletics-Venezuela's Rojas smashes women's triple jump world record to take gold". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "IAAF to follow other sports with world ranking system for athletes". BBC Sport. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Olympic qualification period suspended until 1 December 2020". World Athletics. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Athletics Explanatory Guide". Tokyo 2020. August 2019.