Thea Lafond
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Born | Roseau, Dominica | 5 April 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a triple jumper from Dominica.
Career
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final.[1][2] She was also selected to represent Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]
During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and achieved a Silver Medal in the women's triple jump event.
During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she created history for becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal for Dominica at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event.[4][5]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 15th (q) | High jump | 1.62 m |
13th (q) | Triple jump | 12.15 m | |||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (q) | Triple jump | 12.66 m |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (q) | High jump | 1.81 m[7] |
11th | Triple jump | 12.64 m | |||
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 13th | High jump | 1.80 m |
12th | Triple jump | 13.35 m | |||
NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 6th | High jump | 1.76 m | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 12.82 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | Triple jump | 13.82 m |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th | Triple jump | 13.68 m |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.92 m | |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.74 m | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 8th | Triple jump | 13.70 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | N/A | Triple jump | DNS | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | Triple jump | 12.57 m |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | Triple jump | 14.53 m |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | Triple jump | 14.56 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.56 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Triple jump | 14.90 m |
References
- ^ "Thea Lafond". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's Triple Jump - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Athletics | Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Athletics LAFOND Thea". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ No mark in the final
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thea LaFond.
- Thea LaFond at World Athletics
- Thea LaFond at Olympics.com
- Thea LaFond at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)