Barbara Lah (born 24 March 1972 in
Gorizia
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) is an Italian
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...
er, whose personal best jump is 14.38 metres, at the
2003 World Championships in
Paris
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. In addition she has 6.12 m in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
.
Biography
In 2012 sets the
world record master, with the measure of 13.51, in the W40 category. In 2019 sets the world record master, with the measure of 12.30, in the W45 category.
Achievements
See also
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Italian all-time lists - Triple jump
*
List of world records in masters athletics
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List of Italian records in masters athletics
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
Italian female triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Gorizia
Athletes from Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Italian Slovenes
Italian masters athletes
World record setters in masters athletics
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Competitors at the 1997 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade