Women Triple Jump Athletics IX World Championship 2003 Paris, France - Tuesday, 26th August - Gold Medal: Tatyana Lebedeva, Russia
Final 19:30
Distance
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1. Tatyana Lebedeva
Russia
15.18m
14.80
14.97
15.16
15.18
X
X
2. Francoise Mbango Etone
Cameroon
15.05m
14.77
15.05
14.78
14.85
15.02
X
3. Magdelin Martinez
Italy
14.90m
14.67
14.75
14.66
14.64
14.90
14.86
4. Anna Pyatykh
Russia
14.72m
14.64
14.62
14.72
14.70
X
14.64
5. Mabel Gay
Cuba
14.52m
X
14.24
14.52
14.38
14.49
X
6. Barbara Lah
Italy
14.38m
14.38
X
14.37
14.27
14.34
X
7. Olena Hovorova
Ukraine
14.38m
14.38
14.31
14.18
14.20
14.20
X
8. Hrysopiyi Devetzi
Greece
14.34m
14.34
X
14.21
13.77
X
14.10
9. Adelina Gavrila
Romania
14.29m
14.29
13.73
14.05
10.Kene Ndoye
Senegal
14.29m
13.97
X
14.29
11.Baya Rahouli
Algeria
14.26m
12.49
14.26
14.20
12.Olga Vasdeki
Greece
14.08m
13.80
13.96
14.08
13.Qiuyan Huang
China
13.98m
13.59
13.98
13.52
14.Yelena Oleynikova
Russia
13.92m
X
13.83
13.92
World Record: Inessa Kravets, Ukraine 29 15.50m WC Gottebotg, Sweden 10th August 1995
Tatyana Lebedeva, winner in 2001 and 2003, was the prohibitive favourite, but an Achilles tendon injury meant she had to withdraw from the final. Aldama led with 14.72 at the end of round one, but four jumps later she was third behind Pyatykh (14.75) and Savigne (14.73). Smith took the lead in round four at 14.91 despite taking off 39.8cm behind the board. She progressed to 15.11 (5.31 hop, 4.60 step and 5.20 jump) in the next round . Both Savigne (14.82) and Pyatykh (14.77) reacted well, but Smith was clearly superior on the day, and she finished with 15.01 to consolidate her victory, with only Pyatykh (14.78) improving in the final round. Smith stood on the medal podium with a crutch to support an ankle she had injured during the final.