Summary
Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a triple jumper from Dominica.
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| Born | 5 April 1994 Roseau, Dominica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
As a child, Thea Lafond was a dancer (ballerina) where she learned to accept criticism and focus on technical changes to form and movement.[1]
At the University of Maryland, Thea was a multi-event athlete who competed in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon and embraced the process of becoming a better athlete.
Thea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final.[2][3] She was also selected to represent Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4]
During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she created history for becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal for Dominica at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event.[5][6]
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the women's triple jump event.
Thea LaFond became the first person from Dominica to win a World Athletics championship gold medal on 3 March 2024 at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's triple jump with a national record at 15.01 meters.[8]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Dominica
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 15th (q) | High jump | 1.62 m |
| 13th (q) | Triple jump | 12.15 m | |||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (q) | Triple jump | 12.66 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (q) | High jump | 1.81 m[9] |
| 11th | Triple jump | 12.64 m | |||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 13th | High jump | 1.80 m |
| 12th | Triple jump | 13.35 m | |||
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 6th | High jump | 1.76 m | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 12.82 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (q) | Triple jump | 13.82 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17th | Triple jump | 13.68 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.92 m | |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.74 m | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 8th | Triple jump | 13.70 m |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | N/A | Triple jump | DNS | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | Triple jump | 12.57 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | Triple jump | 14.53 m |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | Triple jump | 14.56 m | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.56 m | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Triple jump | 14.90 m |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | Triple jump | 15.01 m PB NR |
References edit
- ^ Thea Lafond Wins Dominica's First Ever Gold Medal With 15.01m Triple Jump at World Indoor Champs Citius Mag
- ^ "Thea Lafond". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Women's Triple Jump - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Athletics | Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Athletics LAFOND Thea". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Thea Lafond reacts to making history in the triple jump". cbc.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ No mark in the final
External links edit
- Thea LaFond at World Athletics
- Thea LaFond at Olympics.com
- Thea LaFond at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Lafond revels in historic gold for Dominica! She is Dominica's 1st global athletics gold medallist. The Zone invite Thea Lafond, Dominican triple jumper to discuss her historic gold medal performance at the World Indoor Championships. March 6, 2024
