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]
 Ana Peleteiro in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Peleteiro Brión |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 2 December 1995 Ribeira (A Coruña), Galicia, Spain |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals |  with 14.87 m (48 ft 9+1⁄4 in) NR |
| Personal bests | |
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 white 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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 14.75 m |
References
External links
- Ana Peleteiro Archived 13 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine at RFEA
- Ana Peleteiro at World Athletics
- Ana Peleteiro at Olympics.com
- Ana Peleteiro at Olympedia
- Ana Peleteiro at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
