Tori Franklin Breaks American Record In Triple Jump
Tori Franklin Breaks American Record In Triple Jump
Tori Franklin owns both American records in the triple jump after posting a 14.57m indoors on Friday.
At the IAAF World Indoor Tour in Madrid on Friday, Tori Franklin broke Keturah Orji's American record in the triple jump, jumping 14.57m on her second attempt.
Franklin now owns both the indoor and outdoor American records in the event. Last May, she jumped 14.84 meters to better Orji’s 14.71 from 2016.
Guess What!!! Tori Franklin breaks the American Record in the second round of the @atletismorfea Meeting Madrid to become the new Indoor American Record Holder!!! She leaped 14.57m = 47'9.75; Finals just beginning stay tuned and… @LIVE_happie @FloTrack @tandfn pic.twitter.com/o4YKZxuu63
— MileSplit Illinois (@MileSplitIL) February 8, 2019
Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela won the competition with a mark of 14.92m, tops in the world this year.