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Women's Triple Jump Quick Hits
2012 London Olympic Games


Triple Jump Schedule:
Day 1, Aug 3rd - Qualification (4:25am CT) - qualifying procedure TBA
Day 3, Aug 5th - Final (1:35pm CT)

Triple Jump Records:
World Record - 15.50 m - Inessa Kravitz (UKR) 9/10/1995
Olympic Record - 15.39 m - Francoise Mbango Etone (CMR) 9/17/2008
American Record - 14.45 m - Tiombe Hurd (USA) 7/11/2004

The Favorites: (personal best/season best)
1. Olha Saladuh, Ukraine (14.99m/14.99m) - Reigning World Champ coming in with a new PB this year.  
2. Caterine Ibarguen, Colombia (14.99m/14.95m) - World bronze medalist in 2011, coming in with several of the top jumps this year.
3. Kseniya Dziatsuk, Belarus (14.76m/14.76m) - Coming as the 3rd best jumper of the year and setting some big PBs this year. 

The Americans:
1. Amanda Smock (14.18/13.94) - The only representative for the great U S of A, can Smock jump nearly a meter further to compete for a medal? 


Past Triple Jump Olympic Results: (from wiki)

2008 Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon 15.19 15.39 x 14.82 x 14.88 15.39 OR Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 15.00 15.17 15.32 14.40 x x 15.32   Hrysopiyí Devetzí Greece 14.96 15.23 x x x x 15.23   4 Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan x 14.83 14.93 15.03 15.11 x 15.11 AR 5 Yargelis Savigne Cuba x 14.87 14.77 15.05 x 14.91 15.05   6 Marija Šestak Slovenia 15.03 14.65 x 14.46 14.47 14.75 15.03 NR 7 Viktoriya Gurova Russia 14.38 14.04 14.77 x 14.65 x 14.77   8 Anna Pyatykh Russia 14.67 14.73 14.57 x 14.67 14.28 14.73     9 Olha Saladukha Ukraine 12.78 14.70 11.29   14.70   10 Kaire Leibak Estonia 12.19 14.13 x   14.13   11 Trecia Smith Jamaica 14.12 13.75 x   14.12   12 Limei Xie China 14.09 13.94 13.67   14.09

2004 Rank Name Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mark Notes Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon x 15.30 15.02 15.17 15.21 15.30 15.30 AR Hrysopiyi Devetzi Greece 14.96 14.59 15.14 15.25 x 14.92 15.25   Tatyana Lebedeva Russia x 14.84 14.95 x 15.04 15.14 15.14   4 Trecia-Kaye Smith Jamaica x 15.02 13.23 x x 14.70 15.02   5 Yamilé Aldama Sudan x 14.90 14.74 14.99 13.92 14.19 14.99   6 Baya Rahouli Algeria 14.75 14.86 14.57 14.76 x 14.68 14.86   7 Magdelín Martínez Italy 14.70 14.85 14.58 14.50 14.51 14.76 14.85   8 Anna Pyatykh Russia 14.16 14.58 x x x 14.79 14.79   9 Yusmay Bicet Cuba x x 14.57       14.57   10 Olena Hovorova Ukraine 14.07 14.35 14.35       14.35   11 Olga Vasdeki Greece 14.34 14.08 x       14.34   12 Huang Qiuyan China 13.85 14.33 14.04       14.33   13 Natallia Safronava Belarus 14.20 x 14.22       14.22   14 Kéné Ndoye Senegal x 14.09 14.18       14.18   15 Adelina Gavrilă Romania x x 13.86       13.86

2000 Place Athlete Nation Mark Notes 1 Tereza Marinova Bulgaria 15.20 NR 2 Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 15.00   3 Olena Hovorova Ukraine 14.96 PB 4 Yamile Aldama Cuba 14.30   5 Baya Rahouli Algeria 14.17   6 Cristina Elena Nicolau Romania 14.17   7 Olga-Anastasi Vasdeki Greece 14.15   8 Oksana Rogova Russia 13.97   9 Anja Valant Slovenia 13.59   10 Françoise Mbango Cameroon 13.53   11 Ashia Hansen Great Britain 13.44     Sarka Kasparkova Czech Republic NM

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