10:42, May 16, 2011. Reigning world champion Yargelis Savigne of Cuba won the women's triple jump event the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, the second of 14 meetings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League on Sunday.The winner of 2009 World Championships in Berlin could well secure the gold with her third jump of 14.41 meters but Savigne went on to extend the winning margin with a 14.68m last jump to clinch the gold.China's Li Yanmei renewed her personal best to 14.35m to snatch the silver and Olga Rypakova of Kazakstan took the bronze with 14.17m.">10:42, May 16, 2011. Reigning world champion Yargelis Savigne of Cuba won the women's triple jump event the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, the second of 14 meetings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League on Sunday.The winner of 2009 World Championships in Berlin could well secure the gold with her third jump of 14.41 meters but Savigne went on to extend the winning margin with a 14.68m last jump to clinch the gold.China's Li Yanmei renewed her personal best to 14.35m to snatch the silver and Olga Rypakova of Kazakstan took the bronze with 14.17m.">

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Cuba's Savigne wins women's triple jump in Shanghai

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  • 05 / 16 / 2011

10:42, May 16, 2011. Reigning world champion Yargelis Savigne of Cuba won the women's triple jump event the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, the second of 14 meetings of the 2011 IAAF Diamond League on Sunday.

The winner of 2009 World Championships in Berlin could well secure the gold with her third jump of 14.41 meters but Savigne went on to extend the winning margin with a 14.68m last jump to clinch the gold.

China's Li Yanmei renewed her personal best to 14.35m to snatch the silver and Olga Rypakova of Kazakstan took the bronze with 14.17m.

Source: Xinhua

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