| The pictures above show Tatyana during the final of the women's Triple
Jump at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Lebedeva, the 2001 &
2003 Triple Jump world champion, won the silver medal with a leap of
15.07m. It completed an excellent championship for the Russian, who had
struck gold in the Long Jump just three days earlier (see previous
page), but a somewhat disappointed Tatyana, who was the favourite for
the gold medal, later commented: "That's life. I wanted the second gold
... the triple jump is my main event and again I did not win. I have all
the major titles in the Long Jump." It was the second occasion that
Lebedeva had medalled in both jumping events at the same championship,
having also achieved the feat at the 2004 Olympic Games (gold in the
Long Jump and bronze in the Triple Jump). |
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Women's Triple Jump final.
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Yargelis SAVIGNE |
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CUB |
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15.28 |
| 2. Tatyana LEBEDEVA |
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RUS |
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15.07 |
| 3. Hrysopiyí DEVETSI |
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GRE |
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15.04 |
| 4. Anna PYATYKH |
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RUS |
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14.88 |
| 5. Marija SESTAK |
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SLO |
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14.72 |
| 6. Magdelín MARTINEZ |
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ITA |
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14.71 |
| 7. Olha SALADUHA |
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UKR |
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14.60 |
| 8. Limei XIE |
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CHN |
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14.50 |
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The main photo above shows Tatyana during the final of the women's
Long Jump at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. Lebedeva, the 2004
Olympic Long Jump champion, won the gold medal with a leap of 7.03m and
can be seen celebrating her victory in the inset picture above. She
later commented: "Today's competition was difficult because the others
were well prepared and there were six jumpers with a PB over seven
metres. There was a lot of pressure on me. I wanted to win for the
spectators here in the stadium, for my family and my friends. What made
it even more difficult was the changing wind and the heat. I would like
to thank the spectators and God for my first world title in long jump."
Tatyana also added a silver medal in the Triple Jump three days later to complete a memorable championships.
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Photos George Herringshaw. ©
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Women's Long Jump final.
2007 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Tatyana LEBEDEVA |
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RUS |
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7.03 |
| 2. Lyudmila KOLCHANOVA |
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RUS |
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6.92 |
| 3. Tatyana KOTOVA |
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RUS |
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6.90 |
| 4. Naide GOMES |
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POR |
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6.87 |
| 5. Bianca KAPPLER |
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GER |
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6.81 |
| 6. Maurren Higa MAGGI |
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BRA |
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6.80 |
| 7. Keila COSTA |
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BRA |
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6.69 |
| 8. Brittney REESE |
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USA |
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6.60 |
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