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Triple Jump, Women

Date	29 – 31 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	32 from 23 countries

This was the first Olympic triple jump for women. They had competed in the event at the European Championships in 1994 and the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, and the IAAF had recognized a world record since 1991. Inessa Kravets had set the first IAAF-ratified world record in 1991, had won the 1995 World Championship, and held the current world record, set in 1995 with 15.50 (50-10¼). But the most consistent jumper in 1996 had been the Russian Inna Lasovskaya. In the second round Lasovskaya took the lead with 14.98 (49-1¾), a mark equaled in round three by Šárka Kašpárková (CZE). After four rounds, Kravets stood in third place, but she leaped 15.33 (50-3½) to win the first Olympic triple jump gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3799	Inesa Kravets	UKR	14.57 (3)	15.33 (1)	Gold	OR
2	3695	Inna Lasovskaya	RUS	14.75 (1)	14.98 (2)	Silver	OR
3	3207	Šárka Kašpárková	CZE	14.42 (7)	14.98 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	3311	Ashia Hansen	GBR	14.55 (5)	14.49 (4)
5	3394	Olga Vasdeki	GRE	14.48 (6)	14.44 (5)
6	3151	Ren Ruiping	CHN	14.56 (4)	14.30 (6)
7	3658	Rodica Mateescu	ROU	14.22 (11)	14.21 (7)
8	3527	Jeļena Blaževiča	LAT	14.24 (10)	14.12 (8)
9	3794	Olena Hovorova	UKR	14.60 (2)	14.09 (9)
10	3846	Sheila Hudson-Strudwick	USA	14.26 (9)	14.02 (10)
11	3796	Olena Khlusovych	UKR	14.38 (8)	13.81 (11)
DQ	3113	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[14.61] (DQ)	[14.92] (DQ)
12 r1/2	3674	Anna Biryukova	RUS	14.19 (12)	–
13 r1/2	3766	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	14.14 (13)	–
14 r1/2	3254	Virge Naeris	EST	14.00 (14)	–
15 r1/2	3867	Cynthea Rhodes	USA	13.95 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3448	Barbara Lah	ITA	13.74 (16)	–
17 r1/2	3308	Michelle Griffith	GBR	13.70 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3532	Gundega Sproģe	LAT	13.67 (18)	–
19 r1/2	3473	Suzette Lee	JAM	13.65 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3687	Nataliya Kayukova	RUS	13.54 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3099	Maria de Souza	BRA	13.38 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3156	Wang Xiangrong	CHN	13.32 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3271	Heli Koivula	FIN	13.25 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3399	Nicola Martial	GUY	12.91 (24)	–
25 r1/2	3001	Vera Bitanji	ALB	12.82w (25)	–
26 r1/2	3072	Althea Gilharry	BIZ	12.78 (26)	–
27 r1/2	3117	Chantal Ouoba	BUR	12.40 (27)	–
AC r1/2	3244	María Concepción Paredes	ESP	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3363	Petra Lobinger	GER	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3402	Zita Bálint	HUN	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3862	Diana Orrange	USA	– (NM)	–
DNS	3179	Yamilé Aldama	CUB	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	29 July 1996

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)
1	3695	Inna Lasovskaya	RUS	14.75	+0.1	QOR
2	3794	Olena Hovorova	UKR	14.60	+1.0	QOR
3	3799	Inesa Kravets	UKR	14.57	+0.3	Q
4	3151	Ren Ruiping	CHN	14.56	+1.8	Q
5	3311	Ashia Hansen	GBR	14.55	+1.9	Q
6	3394	Olga Vasdeki	GRE	14.48	+1.8	QOR
7	3207	Šárka Kašpárková	CZE	14.42	-0.6	Q
8	3796	Olena Khlusovych	UKR	14.38	+0.1	QOR
9	3846	Sheila Hudson-Strudwick	USA	14.26	+0.6	Q
10	3527	Jeļena Blaževiča	LAT	14.24	+0.9	Q
11	3658	Rodica Mateescu	ROU	14.22	+0.3	Q
12	3674	Anna Biryukova	RUS	14.19	+1.3
13	3766	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	14.14	+1.2
14	3254	Virge Naeris	EST	14.00	-0.3
15	3867	Cynthea Rhodes	USA	13.95	+0.5
16	3448	Barbara Lah	ITA	13.74	+0.7
17	3308	Michelle Griffith	GBR	13.70	+0.9
18	3532	Gundega Sproģe	LAT	13.67	+0.5
19	3473	Suzette Lee	JAM	13.65	+1.0
20	3687	Nataliya Kayukova	RUS	13.54	+0.2
21	3099	Maria de Souza	BRA	13.38	+1.2
22	3156	Wang Xiangrong	CHN	13.32	-0.3
23	3271	Heli Koivula	FIN	13.25	-0.1
24	3399	Nicola Martial	GUY	12.91	+1.7
25	3001	Vera Bitanji	ALB	12.82w	+2.2
26	3072	Althea Gilharry	BIZ	12.78	+1.9
27	3117	Chantal Ouoba	BUR	12.40	+0.8
NM	3862	Diana Orrange	USA	–	–
NM	3402	Zita Bálint	HUN	–	–
NM	3363	Petra Lobinger	GER	–	–
NM	3244	María Concepción Paredes	ESP	–	–
DQ	3113	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[14.61]	[+0.1]	Q	1
DNS	3179	Yamilé Aldama	CUB	–	–

Group A

Date	29 July 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	5	Olena Hovorova	UKR	14.60	+1.0	x (-)	14.60 (+1.0)	p	OR
2	12	Ren Ruiping	CHN	14.56	+1.8	x (-)	x (-)	14.56 (+1.8)
3	2	Olga Vasdeki	GRE	14.48	+1.8	14.13 (-0.2)	14.48 (+1.8)	p	OR
4	11	Olena Khlusovych	UKR	14.38	+0.1	14.38 (+0.1)	p	p	OR
5	6	Jeļena Blaževiča	LAT	14.24	+0.9	14.24 (+0.9)	p	p
6	4	Anna Biryukova	RUS	14.19	+1.3	13.81 (+0.8)	13.94 (-0.1)	14.19 (+1.3)
7	13	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	14.14	+1.2	14.08 (+0.4)	14.14 (+1.2)	13.54 (-2.3)
8	7	Virge Naeris	EST	14.00	-0.3	13.94w (+2.6)	13.95 (+1.8)	14.00 (-0.3)
9	14	Cynthea Rhodes	USA	13.95	+0.5	x (-)	13.95 (+0.5)	13.88 (-1.6)
10	16	Barbara Lah	ITA	13.74	+0.7	x (-)	13.74 (+0.7)	x (-)
11	10	Michelle Griffith	GBR	13.70	+0.9	13.38 (+1.5)	x (-)	13.70 (+0.9)
12	9	Suzette Lee	JAM	13.65	+1.0	13.64 (+0.4)	13.65 (+1.0)	x (-)
13	1	Nicola Martial	GUY	12.91	+1.7	12.75 (+0.2)	x (-)	12.91 (+1.7)
14	8	Vera Bitanji	ALB	12.82w	+2.2	12.55 (+0.6)	12.82w (+2.2)	x (-)
NM	3	Diana Orrange	USA	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
DQ	15	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[14.61]	[+0.1]	[x (-)]	[14.61 (+0.1)]	[p]		2

Group B

Date	29 July 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	1	Inna Lasovskaya	RUS	14.75	+0.1	14.75 (+0.1)	p	p	OR
2	9	Inesa Kravets	UKR	14.57	+0.3	14.57 (+0.3)	p	p
3	13	Ashia Hansen	GBR	14.55	+1.9	14.55 (+1.9)	p	p
4	2	Šárka Kašpárková	CZE	14.42	-0.6	14.42 (-0.6)	p	p
5	10	Sheila Hudson-Strudwick	USA	14.26	+0.6	14.26 (+0.6)	p	p
6	16	Rodica Mateescu	ROU	14.22	+0.3	13.85 (+1.4)	14.22 (+0.3)	p
7	3	Gundega Sproģe	LAT	13.67	+0.5	13.67 (+0.5)	x (-)	x (-)
8	17	Nataliya Kayukova	RUS	13.54	+0.2	13.35 (+0.9)	x (-)	13.54 (+0.2)
9	14	Maria de Souza	BRA	13.38	+1.2	13.12 (+0.6)	13.38 (+1.2)	13.13 (-)
10	7	Wang Xiangrong	CHN	13.32	-0.3	x (-)	13.06 (+0.4)	13.32 (-0.3)
11	11	Heli Koivula	FIN	13.25	-0.1	12.43 (+1.3)	x (-)	13.25 (-0.1)
12	5	Althea Gilharry	BIZ	12.78	+1.9	x (-)	12.78 (+1.9)	12.75 (+1.3)
13	8	Chantal Ouoba	BUR	12.40	+0.8	12.40 (+1.7)	12.19 (+0.8)	12.24 (+0.8)
NM	4	Zita Bálint	HUN	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	15	Petra Lobinger	GER	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	6	María Concepción Paredes	ESP	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
DNS	12	Yamilé Aldama	CUB	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	31 July 1996 — 18:40

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #4 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #5 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #6 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	10	Inesa Kravets	UKR	15.33	-0.1	–	x (-)	14.40 (+1.0)	14.84 (-0.4)	x (-)	15.33 (-0.1)	14.75 (-0.6)	OR
2	5	Inna Lasovskaya	RUS	14.98	+1.1	14.70	x (-)	14.98 (+1.1)	x (-)	14.66 (-0.1)	14.70 (-0.1)	14.21 (+1.6)	OR
3	4	Šárka Kašpárková	CZE	14.98	-0.6	14.69	x (-)	14.45 (0.0)	14.98 (-0.6)	14.69 (-0.5)	x (-)	14.48 (-0.6)	OR
4	12	Ashia Hansen	GBR	14.49	0.0	–	13.61 (-0.1)	14.49 (0.0)	13.75 (+0.1)	14.35 (+0.3)	14.24 (+0.6)	14.30 (+0.8)
5	11	Olga Vasdeki	GRE	14.44	+0.1	–	13.94 (+0.3)	14.44 (+0.1)	14.39 (-0.9)	x (-)	14.17 (+1.1)	14.33 (+0.5)
6	1	Ren Ruiping	CHN	14.30	+0.9	–	14.30 (+0.9)	14.11 (+0.6)	13.80 (-1.8)	13.70 (-0.5)	13.75 (+1.2)	13.91 (0.0)
7	2	Rodica Mateescu	ROU	14.21	+0.1	–	x (-)	13.92 (-0.1)	14.21 (+0.1)	14.07 (+0.8)	13.68 (-0.4)	x (-)
8	7	Jeļena Blaževiča	LAT	14.12	+0.7	–	13.98 (+1.3)	14.12 (+0.7)	13.88 (+1.9)	–	–	–
9	3	Olena Hovorova	UKR	14.09	-0.3	–	x (-)	14.04 (-0.5)	14.09 (-0.3)	–	–	–
10	8	Sheila Hudson-Strudwick	USA	14.02	+0.5	–	14.02 (+0.5)	13.92 (+0.1)	13.69 (+0.2)	–	–	–
11	9	Olena Khlusovych	UKR	13.81	+0.3	–	13.81 (+0.3)	13.56 (+0.8)	p	–	–	–
DQ	6	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[14.92]	[-0.1]	–	[x (-)]	[x (-)]	[14.84 (-0.7)]	[14.39 (+0.5)]	[x (-)]	[14.92 (-0.1)]		3