Kerrie Taurima (born Kerrie Perkins; 2 April 1979) is an Australian

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 ...

er. She had a promising career as a junior athlete, and trained at the

Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in the northern suburb of Bruce, Canberra. The AIS is a division of the ...

, but went on a two-year hiatus in 2000 after failing to progress up the senior ranks. She made a successful return, and won the national long jump title in 2004 and 2005.Athletics Australia - Taurima, Kerrie
/ref> However, after winning the title in 2005 she was unable to attend the World Championships in that year due to injury. The following year she won a

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

in the long jump at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

, coming in second place to compatriot

Bronwyn Thompson Bronwyn Thompson (born 29 January 1978 in Rockhampton, Australia) is an Australian former long jumper. She was the former Commonwealth record holder and holds the Australian record for the long jump. She has been ranked as high as number two i ...

. Kerrie Taurima was married to the former Australian long jumper

Jai Taurima Jai Desmond Taurima (born 26 June 1972 in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian retired athlete who competed in the long jump. Despite smoking a packet of cigarettes a day, he won a surprising silver medal at the 2000 Olympics with a persona ...

International competitions

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External links

Athletics Australia Profile
* 1979 births Living people Australian female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Competitors at the 2003 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Australian sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub