Caterine Ibargüen Mena ODB (born 12 February 1984) is a retired Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump. Her notable achievements include a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, two gold medals in the World Championships in Athletics, and two gold medals in the 2011 Pan American Games and 2015 Pan American Games.

Biography Caterine was born in the Urabá region of Antioquia, where she was raised by her grandmother after her parents separated because of the armed conflict in Colombia. Her father left for Venezuela and her mother moved to Turbo, Colombia. Caterine first played volleyball, and Wilder Zapata, her coach, noticed her skill and suggested she play in Medellín, which had the high-profile Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex as a venue for national and international games. There, she began her training in 1996 with the Cuban coach Jorge Luis Alfaro, specializing in the high jump.

Her personal best in the high jump is 1.93 metres, achieved on 22 July 2005 in Cali, which stands as the current Colombian record. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she jumped 1.85 m in the qualifying round. She held the South American record in the triple jump with 15.31 m from July 2014 until September 2019. That jump remained the best jump since the Olympics in August 2008 until Yulimar Rojas achieved a mark of 15.41 m at the Jaén Paraíso Interior Meeting. On 1 September 2011, she obtained the bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu with a 14.84 m performance. Based in Puerto Rico. Coached by Ubaldo Duany, former Cuban Long Jumper (8.32 m PB from 1986). On 5 August, she won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the triple jump competition with a 14.80 m jump on her last attempt. On 15 August 2013, she won IAAF World Championships in Moscow in the triple jump competition with a 14.85 m jump on her second attempt.

Caterine Ibargüen announced her retirement in August 2021.Colombia’s Ibarguen brings golden triple jumping career to close at 37 Inside the games

Personal bests Outdoor 200 m: 24.96 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) – San Germán, 4 December 2009 800 m: 2:35.35 min – San Germán, 4 December 2010 100 m hurdles: 14.09 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Mayagüez, 19 February 2011 High jump: 1.93 m – Cali, 22 July 2005 Long jump: 6.93 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Ostrava, 9 September 2018 Triple jump: 15.31 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) – Monaco, 18 July 2014 Shot put: 13.79 m – Carolina, 20 March 2010 Javelin throw: 37.72 m – San Germán, 4 December 2010 Heptathlon: 5742 pts – San Germán, 5 December 2009

Indoor High jump: 1.81 m – Moscow, 11 March 2006

International competitions 1999South American ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia3rdHigh jump1.76 m AWorld Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland15th (q)High jump1.65 mSouth American Junior ChampionshipsConcepción, Chile2ndHigh jump1.73 m2001South American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1stHigh jump1.77 m2ndLong jump5.87 m3rdTriple jump12.65 m2nd4 × 100 m45.92 sPan American Junior ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina2ndHigh jump1.77 m6thLong jump5.70 m4thTriple jump12.90 m3rd4 × 100 m46.89 sBolivarian GamesAmbato, Ecuador1stHigh jump1.79 m A2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica20th (q)Triple jump12.69 m (+0.6 m/s)Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados2ndHigh jump1.79 m3rdTriple jump13.01 m (−1.3 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador 3rdHigh jump1.79 m2ndTriple jump13.17 m (−1.4 m/s)2003South American Junior ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador1stHigh jump1.80 m1stTriple jump13.05 m (+2.0 m/s)South American ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela4thHigh jump1.79 m2ndLong jump6.04 m (−0.4 m/s)3rdTriple jump13.07 m (−0.1 m/s)Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados4thHigh jump1.81 m4thTriple jump12.64 m (−0.8 m/s)2004South American Under-23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela1stHigh jump1.91 m2ndLong jump6.05 m (+0.9 m/s)Ibero-American ChampionshipsHuelva, Spain 3rdHigh jump1.88 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece16th (q)High jump1.85 m2005South American ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1stHigh jump1.93 m3rdLong jump6.30 m (−3.0 m/s)3rdTriple jump13.59 m (+1.3 m/s)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (q)High jump1.84 mBolivarian GamesArmenia, Colombia1stHigh jump1.91 m GR A 1stLong jump6.54 m (+0.7 m/s) GR A2ndTriple jump13.64 m (+1.9 m/s) A2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia17th (q)High jump1.81 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesCartagena, Colombia 2ndHigh jump1.88 m 2ndLong jump6.36 m (+0.5 m/s)South American ChampionshipsTunja, Colombia 1stHigh jump1.90 m 2ndLong jump6.51 m A w (+3.8 m/s) 2ndTriple jump13.91 m A (+0.9 m/s)South American Under-23 Championships / South American GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina2ndHigh jump1.85 m1stLong jump6.32 m (+1.1 m/s)2ndTriple jump13.26 m w (+2.5 m/s)2007ALBA GamesCaracas, Venezuela1stHigh jump1.85 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil4thHigh jump1.87 mSouth American ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil 1stHigh jump1.84 m3rdLong jump6.18 m (+0.9 m/s)2008Ibero-American ChampionshipsIquique, Chile 2ndHigh jump1.85 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia2ndHigh jump1.88 m6thTriple jump13.04 m (−2.0 m/s)2009South American ChampionshipsLima, Peru 1stHigh jump1.88 m A 1stTriple jump13.93 m A (+0.5 m/s)World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany28th (q)High jump1.85 mBolivarian GamesSucre, Bolivia1stHigh jump1.80 m A1stLong jump6.32 m A (−0.4 m/s)2ndTriple jump13.96 m A (−0.3 m/s)2010Ibero-American ChampionshipsSan Fernando, Spain 2ndTriple jump14.29 m (+2.0 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico4thLong jump6.29 m (−0.5 m/s) 2ndTriple jump14.10 m (+0.8 m/s)2011South American ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, Argentina 3rdLong jump6.45 m (−0.5 m/s) 1stTriple jump14.59 m w (+2.2 m/s)World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea 3rdTriple jump14.84 m (+0.4 m/s)Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 3rdLong jump6.63 m (+1.6 m/s) 1stTriple jump14.92 m (+0.1 m/s)2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom 2ndTriple jump14.80 m (+0.4 m/s)2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia 1stTriple jump14.85 m (+0.4 m/s)2014Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco1stTriple jump14.52 m (−0.5 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico1stTriple jump14.57 m A (−0.4 m/s)2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada1stTriple jump15.08 m (w)World ChampionshipsBeijing, China 1stTriple jump14.90 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil 1stTriple jump15.17 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom 2ndTriple jump14.89 m2018Central American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia 1stLong jump6.83 m (w)1stTriple jump14.92 mContinental CupOstrava, Czech Republic 1stLong jump6.93 m 1stTriple jump14.76 m2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru5thLong jump6.54 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 3rdTriple jump14.73 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan10thTriple jump14.25 m

Honours : Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (12 December 2018)

Awards 2018 IAAF Female athlete of the year award

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