Yasser Triki Explained

Yasser Triki
Fullname:Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Birth Date:24 March 1997
Birth Place:Constantine, Algeria
Height:1.93 m
Weight:80 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump, Triple jump
Education:University of Algiers 3[1]
Texas A&M University[2]
Coach:Azzedine Talhi

Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki, (Arabic: ياسر تريكي; born 24 March 1997) is an Algerian athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Triki broke the Algerian record in the triple jump with 17.31 meters achieved in Algiers meeting on 4 June 2021, thus qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics. In June 2021, he won the gold medals in both long jump and triple jump at the 2021 Arab Athletics Championships held in Tunis with jumps of 7.96 meters and 17.26 meters, respectively. On 7 July 2021, he improved his national record with a jump of 17.33 meters during the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest[3]

Triki also improved the Algerian indoor record in the triple jump several times. He first broke the existing record held by Lotfi Khaida set in Indianapolis in March 1992 with 16.49 meters before Triki broke this on 25 January 2019 in Texas with a jump of 16.52. This record was improved on 11 February 2019 in Texas with 17.00 meters before a new record was set a few days later in Fayetteville (North Carolina) on 23 February 2019 with a mark of 17.12 meters.[4]

International competitions

Representing
2013Arab Youth ChampionshipsCairo, Egyptbgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.28 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump15.06 m
World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine7thLong jump7.32 m
2014African Youth GamesGaborone, Botswanabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.63 m
3rdTriple jump15.23 m
World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States9th (q)Long jump7.35 m1
Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, ChinaLong jumpNM
2015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rdLong jump7.39 m
2016Arab Junior ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeriabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.43 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.01 m
World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4thLong jump7.81 m
2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan14thLong jump6.86 m
5thTriple jump16.14 m
Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisiabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.83 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.63 m
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwanbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump7.96 m
5thTriple jump16.60 m
2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spainbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump8.01 m
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria4thLong jump8.01 m
3rdTriple jump16.78 m
2019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egyptbgcolor=silver2ndLong jump7.97 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump16.50 m
African GamesRabat, Moroccobgcolor=gold1stLong jump8.01 m
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump16.71 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (q)Triple jump16.62 m
2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisiabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.96 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump17.26 m
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan5thTriple jump17.43 m
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia10thTriple jump16.42 m
African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius3rdTriple jump16.58 m (w)
Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria3rdLong jump7.80 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump17.07 m
2023Arab GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=gold1stLong jump7.83 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump17.30 m
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5thTriple jump17.01 m
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdombgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump17.35 m
African GamesAccra, Ghanabgcolor=silver2ndLong jump7.83 m (w)
1Did not start in the final

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n115311-triki-yasser-mohammed.htm 2017 Universiade bio
  2. https://12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5404 12man.com
  3. News: Results of Gyulai István Memorial 2021 .
  4. Web site: Triki improves the Algerian triple jump record.
  5. http://www.all-athletics.com/node/840065 All-Athletics profile