2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
The Women's triple jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 30 and September 1.
Yargelis Savigne of Cuba had won the last two world titles and led the world rankings before the competition with a jump of 14.99 m. She and Ukrainian Olha Saladuha each had three wins on the Diamond League before the event. Colombia's Caterine Ibargüen was joint number one in the rankings, having set a South American record two weeks earlier. Olga Rypakova, who was dominant in 2010, had the fourth best jump among the entrants with her mark of 14.96 m. Paraskeví Papahrístou, the 2009 runner-up Mabel Gay, and Josleidy Ribalta were the other top-eight ranked athletes to start.
Saladukha popped 14.94 on the third jump of the competition. Nobody, including Saladukha herself was able to improve upon that through the six rounds. Defending champion Savigne hurt herself on her second attempt and was not a factor. Gay made her personal best jump in the fifth round to move into a tie for third. Ibargüen followed her with her best attempt to move into second place. Rypakova then followed her with the silver medal winning jump, pushing Ibargüen to third.
Medalists
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.| World record | 15.50 | Göteborg, Sweden | 10 August 1995 | |
| Championship record | 15.50 | Göteborg, Sweden | 10 August 1995 | |
| World leading | 14.99 | Paris, France | 8 July 2011 | |
| World leading | 14.99 | Bogotá, Colombia | 13 August 2011 | |
| African record | 15.39 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 | |
| Asian record | 15.25 | Split, Croatia | 4 September 2010 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 15.29 | Rome, Italy | 11 July 2003 | |
| South American record | 14.99 | Bogotá, Colombia | 13 August 2011 | |
| European record | 15.50 | Göteborg, Sweden | 10 August 1995 | |
| Oceanian record | 14.04 | Hobart, Australia | 9 March 2002 | |
| Oceanian record | 14.04 | Perth, Australia | 7 December 2003 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the [|final].| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | B | Yargelis Savigne | 14.32 | 14.40 | 14.62 | 14.62 | Q | |
| 2 | A | Mabel Gay | 14.21 | 14.53 | 14.53 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Caterine Ibargüen | 14.52 | 14.52 | Q | |||
| 4 | A | Olha Saladukha | 14.40 | 14.36 | 14.35 | 14.40 | q | |
| 5 | B | Yamilé Aldama | 14.35 | 14.20 | 14.35 | q, SB | ||
| 6 | B | Olga Rypakova | 14.33 | 14.33 | q | |||
| 7 | A | Anna Kuropatkina | 14.05 | 14.31 | 14.31 | q | ||
| 8 | B | Baya Rahouli | 14.30 | 13.95 | 14.30 | q | ||
| 9 | B | Dana Velďáková | 14.28 | 14.28 | q | |||
| 10 | A | Natalia Iastrebova | 13.94 | 14.07 | 14.21 | 14.21 | q | |
| 11 | B | Biljana Topić | 14.03 | 13.93 | 14.21 | 14.21 | q, SB | |
| 12 | A | Keila Costa | 13.50 | 14.02 | 14.15 | 14.15 | q | |
| 13 | A | Yarianna Martínez | 14.07 | 13.92 | 14.07 | |||
| 14 | B | Kimberly Williams | 13.10 | 14.06 | 14.03 | 14.06 | ||
| 15 | A | Simona La Mantia | 14.06 | 14.06 | ||||
| 16 | B | Paraskevi Papahristou | 13.71 | 14.05 | 14.05 | |||
| 17 | A | Irina Litvinenko Ektova | 13.66 | 13.57 | 14.01 | 14.01 | ||
| 18 | B | Anastasiya Juravleva | 14.00 | 13.82 | 13.79 | 14.00 | ||
| 19 | A | Mayookha Johny | 13.64 | 13.99 | 13.79 | 13.99 | ||
| 20 | A | Níki Panéta | 12.87 | 13.75 | 13.97 | 13.97 | ||
| 21 | A | Marija Šestak | 13.87 | 13.87 | ||||
| 22 | A | Valeriya Kanatova | 13.86 | 13.72 | 13.75 | 13.86 | ||
| 23 | B | Dailenys Alcántara | 13.66 | 13.78 | 13.78 | |||
| 24 | B | Aleksandra Kotlyarova | 13.49 | 13.78 | 13.78 | |||
| 25 | B | Xie Limei | 13.55 | 13.74 | 13.75 | 13.75 | ||
| 26 | B | Andriyana Bânova | 13.34 | 13.63 | 13.66 | 13.66 | ||
| 27 | A | Patrícia Mamona | 13.48 | 13.27 | 13.59 | 13.59 | ||
| 28 | B | Anna Jagaciak | 13.57 | 13.57 | 13.57 | |||
| 29 | A | Li Yanmei | 13.52 | 13.52 | ||||
| 30 | A | Jung Hye-Kyung | 11.35 | 13.50 | 13.50 | |||
| 31 | A | Amanda Smock | 13.48 | 13.37 | 13.48 | |||
| 32 | B | Ruslana Tsykhotska | 13.28 | 13.28 | ||||
| 33 | B | Sarah Nambawa | 11.65 | 13.22 | 13.19 | 13.22 | ||
| 34 | B | Patricia Sarrapio | 13.11 | 13.12 | 13.12 |