Tabia Charles (born 6 April 1985 in

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) is a

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er. She finished tenth in the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games. Her personal best is 6.82 metres, achieved in June 2008 in

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. This is the current Canadian record. She also has 14.02 metres in the triple jump, achieved in March 2007 in

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; her outdoor personal best is 13.94 metres, achieved in April 2006 in

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. On October 4, 2018, The University of Miami announced that Tabia Charles-Collins will be one of eight athletes inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 51st Annual ceremony. The Class of 2019 ceremony is set to take place in April 2019.

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1985 births Living people Canadian female long jumpers Black Canadian female track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Toronto Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub