Saliyya Guisse impressively won the silver medal. Ilona Masson finished fourth. Gold went to the Italian Dariya Derkach with a successful jump of 14.60m. Guisse took silver with an impressive personal best of 14.46m. Bulgarian Aleksandra Nacheva (14.40m) took bronze ahead of Masson, who reached 14.37m.
“I was initially not selected,” Guisse recalled in the mixed zone. “It’s really incredible. I made the right decision to persevere, to carry on. Now I have a medal to show for it!”
After her success in Birmingham, she dedicated her victory to her loved ones and to herself: “To the little girl who started athletics at the age of four and dreamed of the Olympic Games and championships, and who took up athletics and triple jump mainly because she loved it. But of course, also to my mum: she has been my coach for 26 years. And then to the rest of my family and my boyfriend, who are always behind me.”
Guisse also had a word of comfort for her friend Ilona Masson, who finished in an ungrateful fourth place in the competition. “I feel a bit sorry for her, because a medal was within reach, but she is much younger than I am,” she said encouragingly.
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