Tori Franklin (born October 7, 1992) is an American

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er. Tori Franklin is the first American woman to ever medal in the triple jump at a World Athletics Championships (which happened in 2022). Tori Franklin also notably competed in the women's triple jump at the

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, jumping a personal best in the preliminary round to place 9th & 13th respectively.

Author

Tori Franklin's first book You Anthem Stories and Reflections of Celebration' was published in Fall 2023.

Competition

Tori Franklin competed at the 2014 North America Central American and Caribbean Under-23 Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia. There Franklin competed for the United States in the triple jump and posted a mark of 13.42 meters to finish first overall in the event. Franklin competed in the women's triple jump at the

, jumping a then personal best in the preliminary round to rank #13 as the best non-qualifying athlete. Franklin qualified for the final with her first round jump at the 2018 World Indoor Championships, to eventually place 8th. Franklin broke the U.S. record in the triple jump with her performance at the International Meeting Region de Guadeloupe in

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) on May 12, 2018 - surpassing Olympic 4th-place finisher Keturah Orji‘s . In 2021, Franklin moved to

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. Franklin won a bronze medal at the

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in Eugene, Oregon; on her fifth jump she moved from 4th to 3rd place with her best jump of the season. Her medal was the United States' first ever World Championship Triple Jump medal.

US Track and field Championships

Michigan State University

Tori Franklin broke the

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school record in the triple jump for the first time en route to a first-place finish at the

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athlete of the week for Women's Indoor Track and Field. Tori Franklin set

school records in the triple jump indoor and outdoor.

Prep

As a senior at Downers Grove South High School in 2011, Tori anchored a 4x400 meters at

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AAA state track and field final to a silver medal. As a Junior in 2010, Tori took gold as IHSA AAA state champion in triple jump with a Downers Grove South High School record in and anchored a 4x400 meters at

AAA state track and field final to a bronze medal. As a sophomore in 2009, Tori took silver as IHSA AAA state champion in triple jump in .

References

External links

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World Ranking Women Triple JumpTori FRANKLIN All-Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Tori 1992 births Living people American female triple jumpers Track and field athletes from Chicago World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists People from Westmont, Illinois Sportspeople from DuPage County, Illinois Michigan State Spartans women's track and field athletes USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States