title: 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
text: # 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
  
  The women's triple jump event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Kingston, Jamaica, at National Stadium on 16 and 17 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Mabel Gay Cuba |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Arianna Martínez Cuba |
  | Bronze | Keila Costa Brazil |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  17 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
  | | Mabel Gay | Cuba | 13.51 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 13.73 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 13.23 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 13.76 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.09 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 14.09 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
  | | Arianna Martínez | Cuba | 13.46 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | 13.49 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 13.46 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 13.74 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 13.64 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 13.74 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
  | | Keila Costa | Brazil | 13.30 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 13.31 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 13.47 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.56 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 13.68 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 13.70 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.70 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
  | 4 | Yu Shaohua | China | 13.14 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 13.31 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 12.86 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 13.13 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 13.31 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
  | 5 | Olga Saladukha | Ukraine | 13.12 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 13.06 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 13.02 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 13.17 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 13.13 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 13.16 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 13.17 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
  | 6 | Tatyana Bocharova | Kazakhstan | 12.80 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.83 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | x | 12.97 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 12.57 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 12.97 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
  | 7 | Katja Demut | Germany | 12.48 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 12.75 (w: -0.5 m/s) | x | 12.84 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 12.07 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 12.94 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 12.94 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
  | 8 | Simona La Mantia | Italy | 12.91 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | x | x | 12.86 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 12.77 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 12.91 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Kamila Rywelska | Poland | 12.32 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 12.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 12.21 (w: -0.2 m/s) | | | | 12.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Athanasía Pérra | Greece | x | x | 12.62 (w: -0.3 m/s) | | | | 12.62 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
  | 11 | Zita Óvári | Hungary | x | 12.38 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 12.06 (w: 0.0 m/s) | | | | 12.38 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
  | 12 | Anniina Lindholm | Finland | x | x | 11.33 (w: -0.2 m/s) | | | | 11.33 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
  
  ### Qualifications
  
  16 Jul
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Keila Costa | Brazil | 13.14 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 13.49 (w: +0.8 m/s) | - | 13.49 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
  | 2 | Arianna Martínez | Cuba | 13.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | - | - | 13.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
  | 3 | Yu Shaohua | China | 13.25 (w: +1.1 m/s) | - | - | 13.25 (w: +1.1 m/s) | Q |
  | 4 | Zita Óvári | Hungary | x | 13.12 (w: +0.3 m/s) | x | 13.12 (w: +0.3 m/s) | q |
  | 5 | Tatyana Bocharova | Kazakhstan | 12.81 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.06 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 13.09 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 13.09 (w: +0.3 m/s) | q |
  | 6 | Kamila Rywelska | Poland | 13.02 (w: +1.3 m/s) | x | 12.89 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.02 (w: +1.3 m/s) | q |
  | 7 | Sheena Gordon | United States | 12.25 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 12.81 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.59 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.81 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
  | 8 | Karoline Köhler | Germany | x | 12.77 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 12.58 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 12.77 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Caterine Ibargüen | Colombia | 12.43 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 12.69 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 12.14 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 12.69 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Lianna Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 12.01 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 12.11 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.17 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 12.17 (w: +1.1 m/s) | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
  | 1 | Mabel Gay | Cuba | 13.67 (w: +1.0 m/s) | - | - | 13.67 (w: +1.0 m/s) | Q |
  | 2 | Olga Saladukha | Ukraine | 13.11 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.27 (w: +0.7 m/s) | - | 13.27 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
  | 3 | Katja Demut | Germany | x | 13.03 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 13.09 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 13.09 (w: +0.8 m/s) | q |
  | 4 | Anniina Lindholm | Finland | x | 12.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 12.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | q |
  | 4 | Simona La Mantia | Italy | 12.97 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | x | 12.97 (w: +0.4 m/s) | q |
  | 6 | Athanasía Pérra | Greece | 12.71 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 12.89 (w: +0.9 m/s) | x | 12.89 (w: +0.9 m/s) | q |
  | 7 | Nelly Tchayem | France | 12.66 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 12.41 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 12.76 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 12.76 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
  | 8 | Brooklyn Hann | United States | x | 12.76 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 11.96 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.76 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
  | 9 | Kemba Johnson | Jamaica | 11.45 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 11.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 11.40 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 11.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
  | 10 | Sofiya Yushenko | Turkmenistan | x | x | 11.51 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 11.51 (w: +1.1 m/s) | |
  | | Alina Popescu | Romania | x | x | x | NM | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Armenia (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * China (1)
  * Colombia (1)
  * Cuba (2)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Italy (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Kazakhstan (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Romania (1)
  * Turkmenistan (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United States (2)
  