# 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump

The women's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5 and 7 August.
The winning margin was 2 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's triple jump has been won by less than 4 cm at these championships.

## Summary

The final started off with Shanieka Ricketts jumping 14.13 metres, which turned out to be her best. The second jumper Kristin Gierisch improved 3 centimeters to 14.16 metres then the fifth jumper, Olympic bronze medalist Olga Rypakova took the lead out to 14.45 metres. That lasted four more jumps until the young Venezuelan Olympic silver medalist Yulimar Rojas added 10 more centimeters to 14.55 metres which only lasted until the next athlete down the runway, gold medalist Colombian veteran Caterine Ibargüen added another dozen to 14.67 metres. The second round saw Rojas improve up to 14.82 metres, while Ibargüen only improved to 10.69 metres. The third round saw Rypakova jump past Ibargüen to 14.77 metres. Rojas improved a centimetre, then Ibargüen leaped past both of them back into the lead with a 14.89 metres. In the fifth round, Rojas edged ahead again with a 14.91 metres, but Ibargüen had two more attempts left. Her 14.88 metres final attempt didn't quite get there.
It was the same medalists as the Olympics, but a South American changing of the guard at the top. Rojas' was the first gold medal in the World Championships for Venezuela, only a day after Robeilys Peinado got their first medal ever.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
| World | 15.50 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 10 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden |
| Championship | 15.50 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 10 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden |
| World leading | 14.96 | Yulimar Rojas | VEN | 2 Jun 2017 | Andújar, Spain |
| African | 15.39 | Françoise Mbango Etone | CMR | 17 Aug 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Asian | 15.25 | Olga Rypakova | KAZ | 4 Sep 2010 | Split, Croatia |
| NACAC | 15.28 | Yargelis Savigne | CUB | 31 Aug 2007 | Osaka, Japan |
| South American | 15.31 | Caterine Ibargüen | COL | 18 Jul 2014 | Fontvieille, Monaco |
| European | 15.50 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 10 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden |
| Oceanian | 14.04 | Nicole Mladenis | AUS | 9 Mar 2002 | Hobart, Australia |
| Oceanian | 14.04 | Nicole Mladenis | AUS | 7 Dec 2003 | Perth, Australia |
No records were set at the competition.

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 14.10 metres.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 August | 11:00 | Qualification |
| 7 August | 20:25 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification round took place on 5 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 11:01 and Group B starting at 11:00. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 14.20 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | B | Olga Rypakova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 14.57 | | | 14.57 | Q |
| 2 | A | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela (VEN) | 14.17 | 14.52 | | 14.52 | Q |
| 3 | A | Susana Costa | Portugal (POR) | 13.83 | 13.88 | 14.35 | 14.35 | Q, PB |
| 4 | B | Patrícia Mamona | Portugal (POR) | 13.97 | 14.29 | | 14.29 | Q |
| 5 | B | Kristin Gierisch | Germany (GER) | 14.11 | x | 14.25 | 14.25 | Q |
| 6 | B | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica (JAM) | 13.93 | 14.21 | | 14.21 | Q |
| 7 | B | Caterine Ibargüen | Colombia (COL) | 14.21 | | | 14.21 | Q |
| 8 | B | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Israel (ISR) | x | 14.17 | 13.72 | 14.17 | q, SB |
| 9 | A | Kimberly Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 14.09 | x | 14.14 | 14.14 | q |
| 10 | A | Anna Jagaciak | Poland (POL) | 14.09 | 13.72 | 14.04 | 14.09 | q |
| 11 | B | Ana Peleteiro | Spain (ESP) | 13.84 | 14.07 | 13.09 | 14.07 | q |
| 12 | A | Neele Eckhardt | Germany (GER) | 11.95 | 13.97 | 14.07 | 14.07 | q |
| 13 | B | Tori Franklin | United States (USA) | x | 14.03 | 12.96 | 14.03 | PB |
| 14 | B | Elena Panțuroiu | Romania (ROM) | 13.91 | 14.01 | 14.02 | 14.02 | |
| 15 | B | Dovilė Dzindzaletaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 13.97 | x | 13.43 | 13.97 | |
| 16 | A | Kristiina Mäkelä | Finland (FIN) | 13.92 | 13.69 | 13.77 | 13.92 | |
| 17 | A | Gabriela Petrova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 13.66 | 13.90 | 13.66 | 13.90 | |
| 18 | A | Jeanine Assani Issouf | France (FRA) | x | 13.87 | 13.67 | 13.87 | |
| 19 | B | Thea LaFond | Dominica (DMA) | 13.38 | 13.82 | 13.50 | 13.82 | |
| 20 | A | Paraskevi Papahristou | Greece (GRE) | 13.40 | x | 13.75 | 13.75 | |
| 21 | A | Tânia da Silva | Brazil (BRA) | 13.74 | 13.70 | 13.14 | 13.74 | |
| 22 | A | Liadagmis Povea | Cuba (CUB) | 13.44 | x | 13.55 | 13.55 | |
| 23 | B | Nadia Eke | Ghana (GHA) | x | 13.25 | 13.54 | 13.54 | |
| 24 | B | Tamara Myers | Bahamas (BAH) | x | x | 13.41 | 13.41 | |
| 25 | A | Fátima Diame | Spain (ESP) | 12.97 | 13.28 | 13.36 | 13.36 | |
| 26 | A | Mariya Ovchinnikova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 13.18 | 12.90 | x | 13.18 | |

### Final

The final took place on 7 August at 20:25. The results were as follows:
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela (VEN) | 14.55 | 14.82 | 14.83 | 13.69 | 14.91 | 14.50 | 14.91 | |
| | Caterine Ibargüen | Colombia (COL) | 14.67 | 14.69 | 14.89 | 14.80 | 14.71 | 14.88 | 14.89 | SB |
| | Olga Rypakova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 14.45 | x | 14.77 | 14.32 | 14.52 | 14.36 | 14.77 | SB |
| 4 | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Israel (ISR) | 14.11 | 14.04 | 14.29 | x | 14.42 | 13.97 | 14.42 | SB |
| 5 | Kristin Gierisch | Germany (GER) | 14.16 | 14.23 | 14.30 | x | 13.84 | 14.33 | 14.33 | |
| 6 | Anna Jagaciak | Poland (POL) | 14.13 | 14.25 | 14.13 | 14.05 | 14.02 | 13.88 | 14.25 | |
| 7 | Ana Peleteiro | Spain (ESP) | 13.92 | x | 14.23 | x | – | – | 14.23 | PB |
| 8 | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica (JAM) | 14.13 | 14.04 | 14.10 | 13.82 | 13.81 | 14.01 | 14.13 | |
| 9 | Patrícia Mamona | Portugal (POR) | x | 14.04 | 14.12 | | | | 14.12 | |
| 10 | Kimberly Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 14.01 | x | 13.95 | | | | 14.01 | |
| 11 | Susana Costa | Portugal (POR) | x | 13.99 | 13.97 | | | | 13.99 | |
| 12 | Neele Eckhardt | Germany (GER) | 13.94 | 13.97 | 11.81 | | | | 13.97 | |