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| caption = LaFond after winning gold at the [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump|2024 World Indoor Championships]].
| caption = Thea LaFond in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|04|05}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|04|05}}
| birth_place = [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]]
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'''Thea Noeliva LaFond''' (born April 5, 1994) is Domincan [[track and field]] athlete who competes in the [[triple jump]]. She won gold at the [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump|2024 World Indoor Championships]] in [[Glasgow]], setting a [[List of Dominica records in athletics|national record]] of 15.01 m and represented [[Dominica]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Summer Olympics.]]
'''Thea Noeliva LaFond''' (born April 5, 1994) is a [[triple jump]]er from [[Dominica]].


==Career==
== Biography ==
As a child, Thea Lafond was a dancer (ballerina) where she learned to accept criticism and focus on technical changes to form and movement.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpuNibA5-Q Thea Lafond Wins Dominica's First Ever Gold Medal With 15.01m Triple Jump at World Indoor Champs] Citius Mag</ref>
As a child, Thea Lafond was a dancer (ballerina) where she learned to accept criticism and focus on technical changes to form and movement.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SpuNibA5-Q |title=Thea Lafond Wins Dominica's First Ever Gold Medal With 15.01m Triple Jump at World Indoor Champs |date=2024-03-03 |last=CITIUS MAG |access-date=2024-05-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>


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.
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 [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump]]; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thea Lafond |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/thea-lafond |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=September 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902044128/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/thea-lafond |archivedate=September 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Triple Jump - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-triple-jump |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=September 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911231610/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-triple-jump |archivedate=September 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was also selected to represent [[Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6007316-thea-lafond.htm|title=Athletics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
Thea competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump]]; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Thea Lafond |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/thea-lafond |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=September 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902044128/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/thea-lafond |archivedate=September 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Triple Jump - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-triple-jump |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=September 11, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911231610/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-womens-triple-jump |archivedate=September 11, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 Triple jump (Martin Rulsch) 26.jpg|left|thumb|203x203px|LaFond at the [[ISTAF Berlin|2019 ISTAF Berlin]]]]
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Competing at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], she made history, becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal [[Dominica at the Commonwealth Games|at the Commonwealth Games]] after securing a bronze medal in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/breaking-news-thea-lafond-wins-bronze-for-dominica-at-commonwealth-games/|title=UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games|work=Dominica News Online|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-women-s-triple-jump.htm|title=Athletics {{!}} Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6007316-thea-lafond.htm|title=Athletics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>


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She competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], where she served as [[Dominica at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Dominica's]] [[Standard-bearer|flag bearer]], alongside fellow track and field athlete [[Dennick Luke]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics LAFOND Thea|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1425655-lafond-thea.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-29|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818052919/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1425655-lafond-thea.htm}}</ref>
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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 [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump event]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/sports/breaking-news-thea-lafond-wins-bronze-for-dominica-at-commonwealth-games/|title=UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games|work=Dominica News Online|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-women-s-triple-jump.htm|title=Athletics {{!}} Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Athletissima 2022 8246.jpg|left|thumb|210x210px|LaFond at the [[2022 Athletissima]].]]
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During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the [[Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump event]].


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On 3 March 2024, LaFond became the first person from [[Dominica]] to win a [[World Athletics|World Championship]] gold medal, after taking first place in [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump]] at the [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships]], setting a [[List of Dominica records in athletics#Women 2|national record]] of 15.01 m.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thea Lafond reacts to making history in the triple jump |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2313930819700 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>
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She competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics LAFOND Thea|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1425655-lafond-thea.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-29|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]|language=en-us|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818052919/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1425655-lafond-thea.htm}}</ref>

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During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the [[Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump event]].

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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 [[2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's triple jump|women's triple jump]] with a [[List of Dominica records in athletics#Women 2|national record]] at 15.01 meters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thea Lafond reacts to making history in the triple jump |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2313930819700 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


== International competitions ==
== International competitions ==

Revision as of 20:43, 20 May 2024

Thea LaFond
LaFond after winning gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Born (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30)
Roseau, Dominica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Dominica
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Glasgow Triple jump
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump
Diamond League
Winner 2022 Paris Triple jump

Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is Domincan track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. She won gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, setting a national record of 15.01 m and represented Dominica at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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]

LaFond at the 2019 ISTAF Berlin

Competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she made history, becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump.[4][5][6]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she served as Dominica's flag bearer, alongside fellow track and field athlete Dennick Luke.[7]

LaFond at the 2022 Athletissima.

During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the women's triple jump event.

On 3 March 2024, LaFond became the first person from Dominica to win a World Championship gold medal, after taking first place in women's triple jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, setting a national record of 15.01 m.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Dominica
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

  1. ^ CITIUS MAG (3 March 2024). Thea Lafond Wins Dominica's First Ever Gold Medal With 15.01m Triple Jump at World Indoor Champs. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Thea Lafond". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Triple Jump - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ^ "UPDATE: Thea Lafond wins bronze for Dominica at Commonwealth Games". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Athletics | Event Schedule Women's Triple Jump - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Thea LAFOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Thea Lafond reacts to making history in the triple jump". cbc.ca. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ No mark in the final
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