Jasmine Moore already owns the American record in the women’s triple jump.
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 (46 feet, 9.50 inches). She qualified for her second straight Olympics, and she will enter the Paris Games in August as one of the favorites.
Moore 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 14.22 meters (46-8) but was forced to settle for second place and a spot on her third Olympics team as Moore passed her.
Moore was a nine-time state champion at Lake Ridge and a seven-time NCAA champion in the triple jump and long jump at Florida before turning pro in 2023. She finished 23rd in the qualifying round at the Olympics in 2021, then broke the American record in the triple jump with a mark of 15.12 meters (49 feet, 7.25 inches) at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2023.
Jasmine Moore is leaping across the pond to Paris in the long jump! 🇫🇷#TrackFieldTrials24 pic.twitter.com/xvdBn9AM65
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