# Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump

The women's triple jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the eighth time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.

## Summary

Since the 2017 World Championships, Yulimar Rojas has won every major championship. In addition to the world record, Rojas owns half of the top triple jumps ever. With Rojas out for the season, this opened the door for other athletes to step up. With silver at three major championships Shanieka Ricketts, tied for #21 all time seemed the likely candidate. Ana Peleteiro, the returning bronze medalist was also in the competition. Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk was the silver medalist at the most recent World Championships ahead of Leyanis Pérez. Earlier in the year, Thea LaFond won the World Indoor Championship over Pérez and Peleteiro.
Liadagmis Povea, Jasmine Moore, Peleteiro and Ricketts beat the automatic qualifier on their first attempt. Dariya Derkach and LaFond hit it exactly both on their second attempt. Pérez took all three attempts to pound out the best qualifier 14.68m. Bekh-Romanchuk was the next best non-automatic qualifier.
Peleteiro started off the final with 14.55m. That held up through the round until the last two jumpers, Ricketts taking the lead with 14.61m until the last jumper, Pérez, went a centimeter further. The second round got serious. Moore stepped into the lead with a 14.67m which lasted two jumps until LaFond blasted a PB 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in). Dropped to fourth place, Ricketts improved to 14.87m to move into silver position. And the rain came. Peleteiro improved to 14.59 in the fourth round, Povea improved to 14.64m in the fifth, but neither reached Moore. LaFond was the first medal winner of any kind for the island nation of Dominica with a population barely over 70,000. Her winning mark improved her own National Record and moved her into a tie with Bekh-Romanchuk as #24 of all time.

## Background

The women's triple jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1996.
Reigning Olympic gold medallist, world record holder and seven-time world champion Yulimar Rojas was absent from the event after undergoing surgery to repair an achilles injury incurred during a training session in Spain in April 2024.

## Records

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) | Location | Date |
| World record | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 15.74 | Belgrade, Serbia | 20 March 2022 |
| Olympic record | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 15.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
| World leading | Thea LaFond (DMA) | 15.01 | Glasgow, Great Britain | 3 March 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Distance (m) |
| Africa (records) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | 15.39 |
| Asia (records) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | 15.25 |
| Europe (records) | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | 15.50 |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) | 15.29 |
| Oceania (records) | Nicole Mladenis (AUS) | 14.04 |
| South America (records) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 15.74 WR |

## Qualification

For the women's triple jump event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 14.55 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.

## Results
### Qualifying round

Progression rules: Qualifying performance 14.35 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Notes |
| 1 | B | Leyanis Pérez | Cuba | x | 14.29 | 14.68 | 14.68 | Q |
| 2 | B | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica | 14.47 | — | — | 14.47 | Q |
| 3 | A | Jasmine Moore | United States | 14.43 | — | — | 14.43 | Q, SB |
| 4 | A | Liadagmis Povea | Cuba | 14.39 | — | — | 14.39 | Q |
| 5 | B | Ana Peleteiro | Spain | 14.36 | — | — | 14.36 | Q |
| 6 | B | Dariya Derkach | Italy | 14.19 | 14.35 | — | 14.35 | Q, SB |
| 7 | A | Thea LaFond | Dominica | x | 14.35 | — | 14.35 | Q |
| 8 | A | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Ukraine | 14.30 | x | 14.09 | 14.30 | q |
| 9 | B | Elena Andreea Taloș | Romania | x | 14.23 | 14.21 | 14.23 | q |
| 10 | A | Ackelia Smith | Jamaica | 14.08 | 13.98 | 14.09 | 14.09 | q |
| 11 | B | Keturah Orji | United States | 13.58 | x | 14.09 | 14.09 | q |
| 12 | B | Ilionis Guillaume | France | 13.82 | 13.58 | 14.05 | 14.05 | q |
| 13 | A | Diana Ana Maria Ion | Romania | x | x | 14.03 | 14.03 | |
| 14 | B | Tori Franklin | United States | 13.84 | 14.02 | 13.82 | 14.02 | |
| 15 | B | Charisma Taylor | Bahamas | 14.01 | 13.98 | 13.71 | 14.01 | |
| 16 | A | Tuğba Danışmaz | Turkey | x | 13.97 | 13.95 | 13.97 | |
| 17 | A | Saly Sarr | Senegal | x | 13.96 | 11.72 | 13.96 | |
| 18 | A | Neja Filipič | Slovenia | 13.75 | 13.78 | 13.85 | 13.85 | |
| 19 | A | Maja Åskag | Sweden | 13.79 | 13.63 | x | 13.79 | |
| 20 | B | Kimberley Williams | Jamaica | 13.77 | 13.09 | 13.76 | 13.77 | |
| 21 | A | Gabriela Petrova | Bulgaria | 13.77 | x | 13.67 | 13.77 | |
| 22 | B | Rūta Kate Lasmane | Latvia | 13.76 | 11.43 | 13.54 | 13.76 | |
| 23 | B | Sharifa Davronova | Uzbekistan | 13.74 | x | 13.55 | 13.74 | |
| 24 | B | Zeng Rui | China | 13.03 | 13.69 | 13.36 | 13.69 | |
| 25 | A | Dovilè Kilty | Lithuania | 13.63 | 13.51 | 13.64 | 13.64 | |
| 26 | A | Ottavia Cestonaro | Italy | 13.63 | x | 13.48 | 13.63 | SB |
| 27 | A | Gabriele dos Santos | Brazil | x | 13.63 | 13.48 | 13.63 | |
| 28 | B | Mariko Morimoto | Japan | x | 13.40 | 13.19 | 13.40 | |
| 29 | B | Olha Korsun | Ukraine | 13.06 | x | x | 13.06 | |
| 30 | B | Diana Zagainova | Lithuania | x | x | 12.86 | 12.86 | |
| | A | Senni Salminen | Finland | | | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
| | Thea LaFond | Dominica | 14.32 | 15.02 | 14.46 | 14.12 | 14.43 | — | 15.02 | NR |
| | Shanieka Ricketts | Jamaica | 14.61 | 14.87 | x | x | x | 14.73 | 14.87 | SB |
| | Jasmine Moore | United States | x | 14.67 | x | 14.16 | x | x | 14.67 | SB |
| 4 | Liadagmis Povea | Cuba | 14.28 | x | 14.39 | 14.25 | 14.64 | 14.56 | 14.64 | |
| 5 | Leyanis Pérez | Cuba | 14.62 | 14.12 | 14.50 | 14.37 | 14.42 | x | 14.62 | |
| 6 | Ana Peleteiro | Spain | 14.55 | 13.73 | 14.52 | 14.59 | 14.26 | 14.31 | 14.59 | |
| 7 | Ackelia Smith | Jamaica | 13.88 | x | 14.15 | 13.86 | 13.91 | 14.42 | 14.42 | |
| 8 | Dariya Derkach | Italy | 14.14 | 14.08 | 13.79 | x | x | 13.79 | 14.14 | |
| 9 | Keturah Orji | United States | 13.97 | x | 14.05 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14.05 | |
| 10 | Elena Andreea Taloș | Romania | x | x | 14.03 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14.03 | |
| 11 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Ukraine | x | x | 13.98 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13.98 | |
| 12 | Ilionis Guillaume | France | x | 13.78 | x | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13.78 | |