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Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a Dominican-American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the triple jump to claim the first ever Olympic medal for Dominica. LaFond was also the 2024 World Indoor triple jump champion.
6 days ago · Thea LaFond makes Olympic history for Dominica, an island without a track. At the Paris Games, a former teacher who trains at a cricket club in suburban Maryland wins the country’s first ever ...
4 days ago · Thea LaFond's history-making win at the 2024 Paris Olympics was a special moment for all of her loved ones, including her brother. With a distance of 15.02 meters, the 30-year-old athlete took ...
6 days ago · LaFond posted a mark of 15.02 meters (49-feet, 3.5 inches) - a new national record in the event - to become the first Maryland track and field alum to medal in the Olympics. She is the 10th Gold medalist in Maryland history and the first Terp student-athlete to win Gold since Vicky Bullett in 1988.
6 days ago · Thea LaFord of Dominica wins gold in triple jump at Olympics, making it the country's first Olympic medal. A historic moment for the Caribbean island.
5 days ago · Thea LaFond immigrated to the United States at 5, living in New Jersey then Maryland, per her Olympics bio. The runner became a track and field star in high school, then competed at the University ...
6 days ago · PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Thea LaFond made history for the Caribbean island nation of Dominica by winning gold in the triple jump on Saturday to claim the country's first-ever Olympic medal.
6 days ago · Thea LaFond won the triple jump at the Paris Games to earn the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica its first Olympic medal.
5 days ago · Thea LaFond has competed for her country, Dominica, at three Olympic Games in the triple jump. This year at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, she captured Gold in the event with a national-record 15.02 meter mark at Stade de France.
Mar 3, 2024 · With the leap of her life, Thea LaFond soared to her first global medal. And it was a golden moment for the triple jumper from the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica during the penultimate session of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 on Sunday (3).
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