Teresa Nzola Meso Ba Explained

Teresa Nzola Meso Ba (born 30 November 1983, in Luanda) is an Angolan-French triple jumper.

Biography

She formerly represented Angola, but switched to France in 2003. Before this she set an Angolan triple jump record of 13.49 metres, which still stands.[1]

Nzola Meso Ba finished ninth at the 2006 European Championships. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships, she finished third in a new French indoor record and personal best jump of 14.49 metres. Her personal best jump before the event was 14.07 metres, achieved in 2006.

She then competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. She improved her personal best to 14.69 metres in June 2007 in Munich.

Competition record

Representing
2005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain16th (q)Triple jump13.31 m
European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany8thTriple jump13.47 m
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9thTriple jump13.76 m
2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rdTriple jump14.49 m
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan17th (q)Triple jump13.94 m
2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain9th (q)Triple jump14.17 m
Olympic GamesBeijing, China14th (q)Triple jump14.11 m
2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy5thTriple jump14.31 m
Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italybgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.16 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11thTriple jump13.79 m
2013Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey7thTriple jump13.36 m

Notes and References

  1. http://www.athlerecords. net/Records/AFRIQUE/PLEINAIR/RECANG.txt Angolan athletics records