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Tabia Charles
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Personal information
Born (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 148 pounds (67 kg)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Long jump: 6.82 m NR, Chania, 2008
Triple jump: 13.99 m NR, Eugene, 2010

Tabia Charles (born 6 April 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian long jumper.

She finished tenth in the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Her personal best is 6.82 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. This is the current Canadian record. She also has 14.02 metres in the triple jump, achieved in March 2007 in South Bend; her outdoor personal best is 13.94 metres, achieved in April 2006 in Philadelphia.

On October 4, 2018, The University of Miami announced that Tabia Charles-Collins will be one of eight athletes inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame as part of its 51st Annual ceremony. The Class of 2019 ceremony is set to take place in April 2019.

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