The Women's triple jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.

Yargelis Savigne of Cuba had won the last two world titles (2007 and 2009) and led the world rankings before the competition with a jump of 14.99 m. She and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha each had three wins on the Diamond League before the event. Colombia's Caterine Ibargüen was joint number one in the rankings, having set a South American record two weeks earlier. Olga Rypakova, who was dominant in 2010, had the fourth best jump among the entrants with her mark of 14.96 m. Paraskeví Papahrístou, the 2009 runner-up Mabel Gay, and Josleidy Ribalta were the other top-eight ranked athletes to start.Johnson, Len (2011-08-20). Women’s Triple Jump – PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.Triple Jump 2011. IAAF (2011-08-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-27.

Saladukha popped 14.94 on the third jump of the competition. Nobody, including Saladukha herself was able to improve upon that through the six rounds. Defending champion Savigne hurt herself on her second attempt and was not a factor. Gay made her personal best jump in the fifth round to move into a tie for third. Ibargüen followed her with her best attempt to move into second place. Rypakova then followed her with the silver medal winning jump, pushing Ibargüen to third.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeOlha SaladukhaOlga RypakovaCaterine Ibargüen

Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World record15.50Gothenburg, Sweden10 August 1995Championship record15.50Göteborg, Sweden10 August 1995World leading14.99Paris, France8 July 2011Bogotá, Colombia13 August 2011African record15.39Beijing, China17 August 2008Asian record15.25Split, Croatia4 September 2010North, Central American and Caribbean record15.29Rome, Italy11 July 2003South American record14.99Bogotá, Colombia13 August 2011European record15.50Göteborg, Sweden10 August 1995Oceanian record14.04Hobart, Australia9 March 2002Perth, Australia7 December 2003

Qualification standards A standardB standard 14.30 14.10

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 30, 2011 11:45 QualificationSeptember 1, 2011 19:20 Final

Results

Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 14.45 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 B Yargelis Savigne 14.32 14.40 14.62 14.62 Q 2 A Mabel Gay 14.21 14.53 14.53 Q 3 A Caterine Ibargüen 14.52 14.52 Q 4 A Olha Saladukha 14.40 14.36 14.35 14.40q 5 B Yamilé Aldama 14.35 14.20 14.35 q, SB 6 B Olga Rypakova 14.33 14.33 q 7 A Anna Kuropatkina 14.05 14.31 14.31q 8 B Baya Rahouli 14.30 13.95 14.30 q 9 B Dana Velďáková 14.28 14.28 q 10 A Natalia Iastrebova 13.94 14.07 14.21 14.21 q 11 B Biljana Topić 14.03 13.93 14.21 14.21 q, SB 12 A Keila Costa 13.50 14.02 14.15 14.15 q 13 A Yarianna Martínez 14.07 13.92 14.07 14 B Kimberly Williams 13.10 14.06 14.03 14.06 15 A Simona La Mantia 14.06 14.06 16 B Paraskevi Papahristou 13.71 14.05 14.05 17 A Irina Litvinenko Ektova 13.66 13.57 14.01 14.01 18 B Anastasiya Juravleva 14.00 13.82 13.79 14.00 19 A Mayookha Johny 13.64 13.99 13.79 13.99 20 A Níki Panéta 12.87 13.75 13.97 13.97 21 A Marija Šestak 13.87 13.87 22 A Valeriya Kanatova 13.86 13.72 13.75 13.86 23 B Dailenys Alcántara 13.66 13.78 13.78 24 B Aleksandra Kotlyarova 13.49 13.78 13.78 25 B Xie Limei 13.55 13.74 13.75 13.75 26 B Andriyana Bânova 13.34 13.63 13.66 13.66 27 A Patrícia Mamona 13.48 13.27 13.59 13.59 28 B Anna Jagaciak 13.57 13.57 13.57 29 A Li Yanmei 13.52 13.52 30 A Jung Hye-Kyung 11.35 13.50 13.50 31 A Amanda Smock 13.48 13.37 13.48 32 B Ruslana Tsykhotska 13.28 13.28 33 B Sarah Nambawa 11.65 13.22 13.19 13.22 34 B Patricia Sarrapio 13.11 13.12 13.12

Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Olha Saladukha 14.94 13.64 14.68 14.65 14.22 14.48 14.94 Olga Rypakova 14.72 14.89 14.54 14.89 Caterine Ibargüen 14.6414.6713.7614.8114.8414.8014.84 Mabel Gay 14.45 14.31 14.53 14.6714.18 14.67 PB Yamilé Aldama 14.50 14.33 14.50 SB Yargelis Savigne 14.43 – – – 14.43 Anna Kuropatkina 13.89 14.23 14.09 14.06 14.23 Baya Rahouli 13.95 13.79 14.12 14.03 13.97 14.12 Natalia Iastrebova 13.3413.89 14.12 14.12 10 Biljana Topić 14.0313.84 14.03 11 Dana Velďáková 13.96 13.96 12 Keila Costa 13.71 13.72 13.72

References

External links Triple jump results at IAAF website