Caterine Ibargüen

Caterine Ibargüen

Ibargüen at the 2013 World Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Caterine Ibargüen Mena
Born	(1984-02-12) February 12, 1984 Apartadó, Colombia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Women's Athletics
Achievements and titles
World finals	2011 Daegu
Personal best(s)	High Jump: 1.93 (2005) Long Jump: 6.93 (2012) Triple Jump: 14.99 (2011) Heptathlon: 5742 (2009)
Medal record Olympic Games Silver 2012 London Triple jump World Championships Gold 2013 Moscow Triple jump Bronze 2011 Daegu Triple jump Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara Triple jump Bronze 2011 Guadalajara Long jump Bolivarian Games Gold 2009 Sucre High jump Gold 2009 Sucre Long jump Gold 2005 Armenia High jump Gold 2005 Armenia Long jump Gold 2001 Ambato High jump Silver 2009 Sucre Triple jump Silver 2005 Armenia Triple jump CAC Junior Championships (U20) Silver 2002 Bridgetown High jump Bronze 2002 Bridgetown Triple jump
Updated on 12 June 2013.

Caterine Ibargüen Mena (born 12 February 1984 in Apartadó,) is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump.

Biography

Her personal best in the high jump is 1.93 metres, achieved in 22 July 2005 in Cali. This is the current Colombian record. 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 14.99 m, achieved at the Grand Prix Colombiano in Bogotá in 13 August 2011.^[1] 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.

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: 6.73 m A (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Bogotá, 30 Juny 2012
• Triple jump: 14.99 m A (wind: +1.7 m/s) – Bogotá, 13 August 2011
• Shot put: 13.71 m A – Medellín, 29 March 2008
• 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

Achievements

Representing  Colombia
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	15th (q)	High jump	1.65 m
	South American Junior Championships	Concepción, Chile	2nd	High jump	1.73 m
2001	South American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	1st	High jump	1.77 m
			2nd	Long jump	5.87 m
			3rd	Triple jump	12.65 m
			2nd	4x100m	45.92 s
	Pan American Junior Championships	Santa Fe, Argentina	2nd	High jump	1.77 m
			6th	Long jump	5.70 m
			4th	Triple jump	12.90 m
			3rd	4x100m	46.89 s
	Bolivarian Games	Ambato, Ecuador	1st	High jump	1.79 m A
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	9th (q)	Triple jump	12.69 m (wind: +0.6 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	High jump	1.79 m
			3rd	Triple jump	13.01 m (wind: -1.3 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	High jump	1.79 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.17 m (wind: -1.4 m/s)
2003	South American Junior Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	1st	High jump	1.80 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.05 m (wind: +2.0 m/s)
	South American Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	4th	High jump	1.79 m
			2nd	Long jump	6.04 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			3rd	Triple jump	13.07 m (wind: -0.1 m/s)
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th	High jump	1.81 m
			4th	Triple jump	12.64 m (wind: -0.8 m/s)
2004	South American Under-23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	1st	High jump	1.91 m
			2nd	Long jump	6.05 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
	Ibero-American Championships	Huelva, Spain	3rd	High jump	1.88 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	16th (q)	High jump	1.85 m
2005	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	High jump	1.93 m
			3rd	Long jump	6.30 m (wind: -3.0 m/s)
			3rd	Triple jump	13.59 m (wind: +1.3 m/s)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th (q)	High jump	1.84 m
	Bolivarian Games	Armenia, Colombia	1st	High jump	1.91 m GR A
			1st	Long jump	6.54 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) GR A
			2nd	Triple jump	13.64 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) A
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	17th (q)	High jump	1.81 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Cartagena, Colombia	2nd	High jump	1.88 m
			2nd	Long jump	6.36 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	South American Championships	Tunja, Colombia	1st	High jump	1.90 m
			2nd	Long jump	6.51 m A w (wind: +3.8 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	13.91 m A (wind: +0.9 m/s)
	South American Under-23 Championships South American Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	High jump	1.85 m
			1st	Long jump	6.32 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	13.26 m w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
2007	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	1st	High jump	1.85 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	High jump	1.87 m
	South American Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	1st	High jump	1.84 m
			3rd	Long jump	6.18 m (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2008	Ibero-American Championships	Iquique, Chile	2nd	High jump	1.85 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	High jump	1.88 m
			6th	Triple jump	13.04 m (wind: -2.0 m/s)
2009	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	1st	High jump	1.88 m A
			1st	Triple jump	13.93 m A (wind: +0.5 m/s)
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	28th (q)	High jump	1.85 m
	Bolivarian Games	Sucre, Bolivia	1st	High jump	1.80 m A
			1st	Long jump	6.32 m A (wind: -0.4 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	13.96 m A (wind: -0.3 m/s)
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	2nd	Triple jump	14.29 m (wind: +2.0 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	Long jump	6.29 m (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	14.10 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2011	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	3rd	Long jump	6.45 m (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			1st	Triple jump	14.59 m w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	Triple jump	14.84 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	3rd	Long jump	6.63 m (wind: +1.6 m/s) NR
			1st	Triple jump	14.92 m (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	2nd	Triple jump	14.80 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	1st	Triple jump	14.85 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)

References

External links

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