Jasmine Moore from Mansfield Lake Ridge will have a chance to become the first American woman to ever win an Olympic medal in the triple jump. On her final...
Jasmine Moore competes in the women's triple jump final during the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday in Eugene, Ore. On her final jump of the competition, Moore won the triple jump at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. with a leap of 14.26 meters . SheMoore came into the Olympic Trials ranked No. 7 in the world for 2024 and was the second-ranked American behind Keturah Orji. Orji was leading Saturday’s competition until the sixth and final round, when she jumped 14.
No American woman has ever won an Olympic medal in the triple jump. But reigning Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Yulimar Rojas from Venezuela will miss the Olympics with a torn Achilles tendon.Moore will now turn her attention to the long jump at the Olympic Trials and will begin competition in that event Thursday.Georgia signee Skylynn Townsend, who just graduated from Prosper Rock Hill this spring, finished 10th in the triple jump final with a mark of 13.05 meters .
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