Actualités et Mises à Jour de Thea Lafond

Thea LaFond's Brother Learned About Her Historic Olympic Victory During His Football Practice — See the Video!

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Aug 05, 2024 • Yahoo

See the emotional moment Navy football player learned his sister won an Olympic gold

Olympian Thea LaFond has one proud brother and the support of a whole football team. The 30-year-old...

Aug 04, 2024 • Today

Maryland's Thea LaFond on winning Dominica's first Olympic medal: ‘A really big deal'

Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representat...

Aug 04, 2024 • NBC Washington

Thea LaFond's brother finds out she won gold, wild celebrations ensue

Thea LaFond's brother finds out she won gold, wild celebrations ensue Thea LaFond's brother, Navy de...

Aug 03, 2024 • ESPN

Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica's first Olympic medal: 'It's a really big deal'

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond ...

Aug 04, 2024 • Newsday

Olympic champion Thea LaFond attends Navy football practice, gives inspirational speech

As the Navy football players went through practice Wednesday evening, they might not have noticed th...

Aug 23, 2024 • Capital Gazette

Thea LaFond makes Olympic history for Dominica, an island without a track

SAINT-DENIS, France — Her story culminated Saturday night on a purple track, with her walking a jo...

Aug 06, 2024 • Washington Post

The Warm Up Track 2025: Thea LaFond – Dominica’s first Olympic champion

Dominica’s Thea LaFond had a golden 2024. She was one of a handful of athletes who won the World I...

Jun 15, 2025 • BBC

Ultimate preview: women's triple jump

The Olympic champion, world champion and Diamond League champion all clash in the women’s triple j...

Sep 08, 2026 • World Athletics

Jubilation in Caribbean at St Lucia’s and Dominica’s first Olympic medals

Sprinter Julian Alfred and triple jumper Thea LaFond both win gold on Saturday There was jubilation ...

Aug 04, 2024 • The Guardian

Davies completes Commonwealth double in 5,000m, LaFond leaps to historic Dominica gold

Australia's Rose Davies completed a 5,000 and 10,000 metre double in Glasgow as Olympic triple jump ...

Jul 30, 2026 • Agence France-Presse on MSN

Rose Davies completes historic distance double, Thea LaFond wins triple jump gold at CWG 2026

Australia’s Rose Davies created Commonwealth Games history by winning the women’s 5,000m title a...

Jul 30, 2026 • Newspoint on MSN

Thea LaFond completes Commonwealth Games medal collection with triple jump gold

Dominica’s Olympic gold medalist, Thea LaFond, has completed her full set of Commonwealth Games me...

Jul 30, 2026 • Dominica News Online

Team Dominica celebrates historic success at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Team Dominica has returned from the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with one of its strongest perfor...

Aug 03, 2026 • Dominica News Online

What's your Ultimate? Thea LaFond

The 32-year-old from Dominica was crowned triple jump Olympic champion in Paris in 2024 and came wit...

Jul 27, 2026 • World Athletics

Summer Olympics Bio - Thea Lafond

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Jul 30, 2021 • ESPN

Zagreb CT — LaFond Flies Past 50-Feet

It took clearing her mind, zeroing in on her focus and letting the rest take care of itself. Then Th...

Jun 28, 2026 • Track & Field News

LaFond sails to world-leading 15.25m in Zagreb

Thea LaFond produced the best women’s triple jump performance in the world for almost four years, ...

Jun 26, 2026 • World Athletics

Maryland legend Thea LaFond becomes Dominica’s first Olympic gold medalist

In a historic triumph, Thea LaFond, a former University of Maryland Track and Field star, captured t...

Aug 05, 2024 • Yardbarker

Thea Lafond Gadson breaks national record with historic triple jump victory in Croatia

Olympic gold medalist Thea Lafond Gadson has delivered another milestone performance, setting a new ...

Jun 26, 2026 • Dominica News Online

WATCH: Navy football player has ecstatic reaction as sister Thea Lafond bags gold medal in 2024 Summer Olympics

Thea LaFond made a truly amazing 15.02 meters jump, becoming the first national athlete to set such ...

Aug 04, 2024 • Sportskeeda

Jasmine Moore Secures U.S.’s First Women’s Triple Jump Medal While Thea LaFond Gets Gold And Dominica’s First Medal In History

Jasmine Moore becomes the first American woman to win a triple jump medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics...

Aug 03, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

Maryland alum Thea LaFond captures gold medal and Navy football team celebrates

Last Saturday at Stade de France in Paris, Thea LaFond became the Olympic champion in the women’s ...

Aug 10, 2024 • Capital Gazette