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Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a triple jumper from Dominica.

Career

As a child, Thea Lafond was a dancer (ballerina) where she learned to accept criticism and focus on technical changes to form and movement.[1]

At the University of Maryland, Thea was a multi-event athlete who competed in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon and embraced the process of becoming a better athlete.

Thea 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.[2][3] She was also selected to represent Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]

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.[5][6]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the women's triple jump event.

Thea LaFond became the first person from Dominica to win a World Athletics championship gold medal on 3 March 2024 at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's triple jump with a national record at 15.01 meters.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Dominica
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[9]
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
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st Triple jump 15.01 m PB NR

References

  1. ^ Thea Lafond Wins Dominica's First Ever Gold Medal With 15.01m Triple Jump at World Indoor Champs Citius Mag
  2. ^ "Thea Lafond". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Triple Jump - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Athletics | Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Thea Lafond reacts to making history in the triple jump". cbc.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ No mark in the final

External links

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Tokyo 2020
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Dennick Luke 		Succeeded by
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thea_LaFond