Ashia Hansen is pictured above at the 2003 World Indoors Championships,
in Birmingham (UK) where she won with another jump of over 15 metres.
At the 1998 European Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain, Hansen won the gold medal
with a world record jump of 15.16m. The record lasted for 6 years.
Hansen won her first major outdoor gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia with a jump of 14.32m. At the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan,
Hansen won Gold with a world leading jump of 15.02m.
She retired in July 2008 following a series of knee injuries.
Although born in the United States, Hansen was adopted when she was 3 months old by a Ghanian
father who worked for the United Nations and his Caucasian English wife.
They moved to Ghana before settling down in London when she was eight
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Women's Triple Jump Final.
2003 World Indoors Championships.
|
| 1. Ashia Hansen |
|
GBR |
|
15.01 |
| 2. Francoise Mbango Etone |
|
CMR |
|
14.88 |
| 3. Kene Ndoye |
|
SEN |
|
14.72 |
| 4. Anna Pyatkh |
|
RUS |
|
14.35 |
| 5. Magdelin Martinez |
|
ITA |
|
14.32 |
| 6. Carlota Castrejana |
|
ESP |
|
14.32 |
| 7. Baya Rahouli |
|
ALG |
|
14.31 |
| 8. Adelina Gavrila |
|
ROM |
|
13.92 |
The photo above shows Ashia perfectly displaying the hop, skip and then the Jump ! This 15.00m effort won her the Gold medal
in similarly thrilling fashion to the Commonwealth Games just a week earlier, where she had also won the event in
the final round.10th. August 2002 . Photo G. Herringshaw. ©
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Women's Triple Jump Final
2002 European Championships.
|
| 1 Ashia HANSEN |
|
Gbr |
|
15.00 |
| 2 Heli Koivula |
|
Fin |
|
14.83 |
| 3 Yelena Oleynikova |
|
Rus |
|
14.54 |
| 4 Mihaela Gindila |
|
Rom |
|
14.43 |
| 5 Cristina Nicolau |
|
Rom |
|
14.39 |
| 6 Magdelin Martinez |
|
Ita |
|
14.27 |
| 7 Chryssopigi Devetzi |
|
Gre |
|
14.15 |
| 8 Anna Pyatykh |
|
Rom |
|
14.08 |
The pictures above show Ashia skipping and then leaping her way towards Gold
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. 31st. July 2002 Photo Nigel French. © G.H.
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Women's Triple Jump Final.
2002 Commonwealth Games.
|
| 1 Ashia HANSEN |
|
Eng |
|
14.86 |
|
GR |
|
|
| 2 Francoise Mbango |
|
Cmr |
|
14.82 |
| 3 Trecia Smith |
|
Jam |
|
14.32 |
| 4 Suzette Lee |
|
Jam |
|
13.54 |
| 5 Althea Williams |
|
Can |
|
13.25 |
| 6 Nicky Mladenis |
|
Aus |
|
13.04 |
| 7 Taneisha Robinson-Scanlon |
|
Eng |
|
12.98 |
| 8 Michelle Griffith |
|
Eng |
|
12.90 |
ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2008 13.31 +0.6 Haniá 07 JUN
2006 13.65 +1.3 Manchester 15 JUL
2004 13.32 -0.4 Bydgoszcz 19 JUN
2002 14.86 -0.4 Manchester 31 JUL
2001 14.51 +1.1 Edmonton 08 AUG
2000 14.29 -0.4 Sydney 22 SEP
1999 14.96 +1.0 München 11 SEP
1998 14.32 +0.1 Kuala Lumpur 21 SEP
1997 15.15 +1.7 Fukuoka 13 SEP (personal best)
1996 14.78 +1.6 Sheffield 25 AUG
1995 14.66 -0.8 Gateshead 21 AUG
1994 14.22 Welwyn 29 AUG
1993 13.25 +1.1 London 27 JUN
1992 13.31 +1.1 Gateshead 18 JUL
ANNUAL PROGRESS INDOORS.
2007 13.68 Sheffield 10 FEB
2004 14.47 Birmingham GBR 20 FEB
2003 15.01 Birmingham GBR 15 MAR
2002 14.71 Wien 02 MAR
2000 14.11 Birmingham GBR 24 JUN
1999 15.02 Maebashi 07 MAR
1998 15.16 Valencia 28 FEB (personal best) (World Record)
1997 14.70 Paris-Bercy 08 MAR
1993 13.48 Birmingham GBR 13 FEB