Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er from

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

Career

She competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in the women's triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final. She was also selected to represent

Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Dominica competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. It was Dominica's 10th appearance at the Commonwealth Games. Dominica won their first two Commonwealth Games med ...

. During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and achieved a Silver Medal in the women's triple jump event. During the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

, she created history for becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal for

Dominica at the Commonwealth Games Dominica have attended nine Commonwealth Games to date. The first came in 1958, with further appearances coming in 1962 and 1970, then they did not take part for twenty-four years. They have appeared at every Games since 1994. Dominica won its fi ...

after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event. She competed at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* * * 1994 births Living people Dominica triple jumpers Dominica female athletes Olympic athletes of Dominica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Dominica Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games People from Roseau Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Dominica Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Dominica-athletics-bio-stub