Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump explained

Event:	Women's triple jump
Games:	2018
Venue:	Carrara Stadium
Dates:	10 April
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	14.64 m
Gold:	Kimberly Williams
Goldcga:	JAM
Silver:	Shanieka Ricketts
Silvercga:	JAM
Bronze:	Thea LaFond
Bronzecga:	DMA
Prev:	2014
Next:	2022

The women's triple jump at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in Carrara Stadium on 10 April 2018.^[1] Bronze medalist Thea LaFond was the first Dominican athlete to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:^[3]

World record		15.50 m	Gothenburg, Sweden	10 August 1995
Games record		14.86 m	Manchester, England	31 July 2002

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With twelve entrants, the event was held as a straight final.^[3]

Final

Rank	Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
		+0.6 m/s	14.34 +0.6 m/s	+0.8 m/s	14.37 +1.2 m/s	+0.5 m/s	14.64 +0.7 m/s	14.64
		14.52 +1.0 m/s	+0.7 m/s	14.33 +1.2 m/s	14.16 +0.6 m/s	14.39 +0.8 m/s	+1.0 m/s	14.52
		13.82 +0.2 m/s	13.52 0.0 m/s	13.92 +0.3 m/s	13.62 +0.6 m/s	+0.6 m/s	13.62 +0.6 m/s	13.92
		13.10 +1.4 m/s	13.57 +0.6 m/s	11.57 +0.9 m/s	13.21 +0.1 m/s	13.22 +0.5 m/s	13.29 +1.3 m/s	13.57
		13.20 +0.2 m/s	13.48 +0.4 m/s	+1.1 m/s	12.99 +0.8 m/s	13.27 +0.9 m/s	13.00 +0.9 m/s	13.48
		13.39 +0.9 m/s	13.47 +0.8 m/s	+0.6 m/s	13.34 +0.9 m/s	13.21 +1.5 m/s	13.27 +1.1 m/s	13.47
		13.22 +1.4 m/s	13.45 +0.7 m/s	13.10 +0.9 m/s	12.93 +0.5 m/s	+1.1 m/s	13.04 +0.8 m/s	13.45
		13.07 +1.3 m/s	13.19 +0.3 m/s	13.36 +1.3 m/s	13.24 +1.2 m/s	13.34 +0.9 m/s	11.64 +0.7 m/s	13.36
		+1.3 m/s	13.06 +0.2 m/s	13.15 +1.1 m/s	rowspan=4 colspan=3	13.15
10		13.05 +0.3 m/s	+1.0 m/s	12.86 +1.1 m/s	13.05
11		12.32 +0.6 m/s	12.62 +0.8 m/s	12.04 +1.3 m/s	12.62
		+0.6 m/s	+0.4 m/s	+0.9 m/s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Women's triple jump . 30 March 2018 . Gold Coast 2018 . 11 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180411174259/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-women-s-triple-jump.htm . dead .
2. News: UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games. Dominica News Online. 10 April 2018. en-US.
3. Book: Athletics Women's Triple Jump - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 203. 23 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.