IAAF World Championships - Long Jump Update

           Tianna Bartoletta won the bronze medal in the Long Jump at the IAAF World Championships. 


Congratulations to Team USA's Tianna Bartoletta on winning the bronze medal in the Long Jump competition at the IAAF World Championships in London, England. 

Bartoletta jumped 6.97m on her 6th attempt in the final round to secure 3rd place and in doing so, she adds to her vast collection of international hardware.  Her latest medal complements the Long Jump golds she won at the World Championships in 2005 and 2015 along with her victory in the same event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.    

Prior to her professional career, Tianna (Madison) Bartoletta competed for Ohio's Elyria High School and the University of Tennessee, where she still holds the Long Jump team records of 20-7.25 and 22-8.5 respectively. 


           Ohio's Tianna Bartoletta recorded a jump of 6.97m on her 6th attempt to secure the bronze.


Again, congratulations to Tianna Bartoletta on the latest accomplishment in her decorated career in athletics! 

* Thank you to IMAGE OF SPORT for providing the pictures that were used in this article.