Ana Peleteiro

Ana Peleteiro Brión (born 2 December 1995 in Ribeira, Galicia, Spain) is a Spanish triple jumper and the current national record holder. She won the gold medal in the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1] She had previously won bronze medals at the 2018 World Indoor Championships and 2018 European Championships. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal with a national record of 14.87 m.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peleteiro and the second or maternal family name is Brión.

Ana Peleteiro
Ana Peleteiro in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAna Peleteiro Brión
NationalitySpanish
Born (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995
Ribeira (A Coruña), Galicia, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finalsBronze with 14.87 m (48 ft 9+1⁄4 in) NR
Personal best(s)
  • Triple jump (outdoor): 14.87 m (48 ft 9+1⁄4 in) NR
  • Triple jump (indoor): 14.74 m (48 ft 4+1⁄4 in) NR
  • Long jump (outdoor): 5.99 m (19 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
  • Long jump (indoor): 5.87 m (19 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTriple jump
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 BirminghamTriple jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 BerlinTriple jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 GlasgowTriple jump
Silver medal – second place2021 ToruńTriple jump

She received the award for Best Young Athlete from the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation in 2011.

Personal life

Peleteiro was born in Spain to a black African father and Galician mother, and adopted by a Spanish family as an only child. She is married to the French triple jumper Benjamin Compaoré, and had a daughter with him in December 2022.[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 3rd 12.92 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 1st 13.17 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 14.17 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 3rd 13.29 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 6th 13.71 m w (+3.2 m/s)
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 11th 13.59 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 5th 14.13 m
European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 14.19 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 7th 14.23 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 14.40 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 14.44 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 14.73 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 14.47 m
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 2nd 14.52 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 3rd 14.87 m NR
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 8th 14.30 m

References
  1. "'Kangaroo girl' Peleteiro bounds out to European indoor triple jump title". European Athletics. 3 March 2019.
  2. "Women's Triple Jump Final | Tokyo Olympics 2020". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. "Ana Peleteiro: "En España hay clasismo más que racismo. Y yo como española me incluyo"". Glamour España. 21 November 2022.


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