Francoise Mbango Etone won Cameroon’s first medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and she made it a gold medal performance in the women’s triple jump with a leap of 15.39 meters. Mbango was defending her Olympic gold after earning the medal in Athens four years ago.
Russia’s Tatiana Lebedeva, two-time world champion, claimed the silver medal after jumping 15.32 meters.
Chrysopigi Devetzi of Greece won the bronze with a jump of 15.23 meters.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Women’s Triple Jump Gold Won by Cameroon’s Francoise Mbango Etone
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment