Tori Franklin

Tori Franklin (born October 7, 1992) is an American triple jumper. Tori Franklin is the first American woman to ever medal in the triple jump at a World Athletics Championships (which happened in 2022).^[2][3][4][5] Tori Franklin also notably competed in the women's triple jump at the 2019 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, jumping a personal best 14.03 m (46 ft 1⁄4 in) in the preliminary round to place 9th & 13th respectively.^[6]

Tori Franklin

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Franklin at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-07) October 7, 1992 (age 32) Evanston, Illinois, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	122 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
College team	Michigan State Spartans
Club	Oiselle 2017–2019 Nike 2019–present [1]
Turned pro	2015
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States World Championships 2022 Eugene Triple jump NACAC Under-23 Championships 2014 Kamloops Triple Jump

Author

Tori Franklin's first book You Anthem: Stories and Reflections of Celebration was published in Fall 2023.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Competition

Tori Franklin competed at the 2014 North America Central American and Caribbean Under-23 Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia. There Franklin competed for the United States in the triple jump and posted a mark of 13.42 meters to finish first overall in the event.^[13]

Franklin competed in the women's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, jumping a then personal best 14.03 m (46 ft 1⁄4 in) in the preliminary round to rank #13 as the best non-qualifying athlete.^[6]

Franklin qualified for the final with her 14.03 m (46 ft 1⁄4 in) first round jump at the 2018 World Indoor Championships, to eventually place 8th.

Franklin broke the U.S. record in the triple jump with her 14.84 m (48 ft 8+1⁄4 in) performance at the International Meeting Region de Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (overseas region) on May 12, 2018 – surpassing Olympic 4th-place finisher Keturah Orji‘s 14.71 m (48 ft 3 in).^[14]

In 2021, Franklin moved to Athens, Greece.^[15]

Franklin won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon; on her fifth jump she moved from 4th to 3rd place with her best jump of the season. Her medal was the United States' first ever World Championship Triple Jump medal.^[16][17]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2023	World Athletics Championships	Budapest, Hungary	12th	Triple jump	DNS in Final
2022	World Athletics Championships	Eugene, United States	3rd	Triple jump	14.72 m (48 ft 4 in)
2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	25th	Triple jump	13.68 m (44 ft 11 in)
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	9th	Triple jump	14.08 m (46 ft 2 in)
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	Triple jump	14.03 m (46 ft 0 in)
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	14th	Triple jump	14.03 m (46 ft 0 in)
2014	NACAC U23	Kamloops Hillside Stadium	1st	Triple Jump	13.42 m (44 ft 0 in)[18]

US Track and field Championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2023	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Triple jump	14.44 m (47 ft 5 in)
2022	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Triple jump	14.59 m (47 ft 10 in)
	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Spokane, Washington	2nd	Triple jump	13.78 m (45 ft 3 in)
2021	United States Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Triple jump	14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
2020	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Triple jump	14.64 m (48 ft 0 in) NR
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	2nd	Triple jump	14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Staten Island, New York	2nd	Triple jump	14.45 m (47 ft 5 in)
2018	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	2nd	Triple jump	14.52 m (47 ft 8 in)
	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Triple jump	14.15 m (46 ft 5 in)[19]
2017	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	2nd	Triple jump	13.80 m (45 ft 3 in)[20]
	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Triple jump	13.86 m (45 ft 6 in)
2016	USA Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	9th	Triple jump	13.13 m (43 ft 1 in)
	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Portland, Oregon	2nd	Triple jump	13.66 m (44 ft 10 in)[21]
2015	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	11th	Triple jump	13.01 m (42 ft 8 in)[22]
2014	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)	10th	Triple jump	12.93 m (42 ft 5 in)[23]
2013	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa Drake Stadium (Drake University)	5th	Triple jump	13.45 m (44 ft 2 in)[24]
2012	US Olympic Trials – Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon Hayward Field	17th	Triple jump	12.53 m (41 ft 1 in)[25]

Michigan State University

Tori Franklin broke the Michigan State University Spartans school record in the triple jump for the first time 13.39 m (43 ft 11 in) en route to a first-place finish at the University of Notre Dame Meyo Invitational to earn February 2014 Big Ten Conference athlete of the week for Women's Indoor Track and Field.^{[26] [27] [28] [29]}

Tori Franklin set Michigan State University Spartans school records in the triple jump 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in) indoor and 13.41 m (44 ft 0 in) outdoor.^[30]

Year	Big Ten indoor	NCAA indoor	Big Ten Outdoor	NCAA Outdoor
2015	Triple Jump 13.31 m (43 ft 8 in) 1st	Triple Jump 12.65 m (41 ft 6 in) 12th	Triple Jump 12.72 m (41 ft 9 in) 5th	Triple Jump 13.38 m (43 ft 11 in) 5th
2014	Triple Jump 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in) 1st	Triple Jump 13.17 m (43 ft 3 in) 5th	Triple Jump 13.16 m (43 ft 2 in) 1st	Triple Jump 12.76 m (41 ft 10 in) 13th
2013	Triple Jump 12.61 m (41 ft 4 in) 6th		Triple Jump 13.16 m (43 ft 2 in) 1st	Triple Jump 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in) 4th
2012	Triple Jump 12.84 m (42 ft 2 in) 2nd	Triple Jump 13.34 m (43 ft 9 in) 3rd	Triple Jump 12.91 m (42 ft 4 in) 3rd	Triple Jump 13.00 m (42 ft 8 in) 12th

Prep

As a senior at Downers Grove South High School in 2011, Tori anchored a 4x400 meters at Illinois High School Association AAA state track and field final to a silver medal.^[31] As a Junior in 2010, Tori took gold as IHSA AAA state champion in triple jump with a Downers Grove South High School record in 40 feet 0.5 inches (12.205 m) and anchored a 4x400 meters at Illinois High School Association AAA state track and field final to a bronze medal.^[32] As a sophomore in 2009, Tori took silver as IHSA AAA state champion in triple jump in 38 feet 6.5 inches (11.748 m).^[33]