Caterine Ibargüen Mena ODB (born 12 February 1984) is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump. Her notable achievements include a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, two gold medals in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and two gold medals in the 2011 Pan American Games and 2015 Pan American Games.
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Biography
Caterine was born in the Urabá region of Antioquia, where she was raised by her grandmother after her parents separated because of the armed conflict in Colombia. Her father left for Venezuela and her mother moved to Turbo, Colombia. Caterine first played volleyball and Wilder Zapata, her coach, noticed her skill and suggested she play in Medellín, which had the high-profile Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex as a venue for national and international games. There she began her training in 1996 with the Cuban coach Jorge Luis Alfaro, specializing in the high jump.
Her personal best in the high jump is 1.93 metres, achieved on 22 July 2005 in Cali. This is the current Colombian record. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where jumped 1.85 m in the qualifying round. She holds the South American record in the triple jump with 15.31 m, achieved at the Diamond League competition in Monaco on 18 July 2014. That jump remains the best jump since the Olympics in August 2008. She is ranked #5 on the all time list. On 1 September 2011 obtained the bronze medal at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu with a 14.84 m performance. Based in Puerto Rico. Coached by Ubaldo Duany, former Cuban Long Jumper (8.32 m PB from 1986). On August 5, she won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the triple jump competition with a 14.80 m jump on her last attempt. On 15 August 2013 she won IAAF World Championships in Moscow in the triple jump competition with a 14.85 m jump on her second attempt.
Maps Caterine Ibargüen
Personal bests
- Outdoor
- 200 m: 24.96 s (wind: -1.2 m/s) - San Germán, 4 December 2009
- 800 m: 2:35.35 min - San Germán, 4 December 2010
- 100 m hurdles: 14.09 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) - Mayagüez, 19 February 2011
- High jump: 1.93 m - Cali, 22 July 2005
- Long jump: 6.93 m (wind: +0.8 m/s) - Ostrava, 9 September 2018
- Triple jump: 15.31 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) - Monaco, 18 July 2014
- Shot put: 13.79 m - Carolina, 20 March 2010
- Javelin throw: 44.81 m - San Germán, 5 December 2009
- Heptathlon: 5742 pts - San Germán, 5 December 2009
- Indoor
- High jump: 1.81 m - Moscow, 11 March 2006
International competitions
References
External links
- Caterine Ibargüen profile at IAAF
- Caterine Ibargüen at the International Olympic Committee
- Caterine Ibargüen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Caterine Ibargüen on Facebook
- Caterine Ibargüen on Twitter
- Caterine Ibargüen on Instagram
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