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HISTORIC GOLD MEDAL FOR DOMINICA AT PARIS 2024
What a night! Thea LaFond of Dominica, became Olympic champion in the triple jump, giving her country its first medal in the Olympic Games, jumping 15.02 meters in her second attempt and a headwind of 0.4 m/s.
🏆 FROM DOMINICA TO THE GOLD 🏆
— Centro Caribe Sports (@CentroCaribeS) August 3, 2024
Thea LaFond won the Triple Jump Women’s at the #Paris2024 #Olympics with 15.02m, a National Record and the FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL HISTORY for her country.
🇩🇲 Congratulations, Champ 👑👏#Huellas pic.twitter.com/YTeclBoeD6
For LaFond, this is the result of a demanding Olympic cycle in which she always tried to improve in every step, together with her coach, Aaron Gadson.
The Caribbean island’s triple jumper beat Jamaica’s Shanieka Ricketts, who totaled 14.87 meters (-0.7 m/s) and USA’s Jasmine Moore, who did 14.67m (+0.7 m/s).
Thea was the only athlete in this event to jump 15 meters, clinching the Olympic title on her second attempt of the competition in the French stadium.
🏆 Thea LaFond writes her #HUELLAS in gold letters at the #Paris2024 #Olympics in the Triple jump.
— Centro Caribe Sports (@CentroCaribeS) August 4, 2024
👏 We congratulate the new Olympic Triple Jump Queen from Dominica! 🇩🇲🥇 pic.twitter.com/bB9vsOT5kI
Written by Daniela Sánchez Cienfuegos
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