Ana Peleteiro facts for kids
Ana Peleteiro in 2019
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1995 Ribeira (A Coruña), Galicia, Spain |
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| Height | 1.71 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals |  with 14.87 m (48 ft 9.30807087 in) NR |
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Medal record
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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. 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.
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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 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 |
See also
In Spanish: Ana Peleteiro para niños
