Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki, OLY (Arabic: ياسر تريكي; born 24 March 1997) is an Algerian athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump.[3] He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Yasser Triki
Yasser Triki in 2018
Personal information
Full nameYasser Mohamed Tahar Triki
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)
Constantine, Algeria
EducationUniversity of Algiers 3[1]
Texas A&M University[2]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, Triple jump
Coached byAzzedine Talhi
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Algeria
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow Triple jump
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Long jump
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Asaba Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint Pierre Triple jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Long jump

Triki broke the Algerian record in the triple jump with 17.31 meters achieved in Algiers meeting on 4 June 2021, thus qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics. In June 2021, he won the gold medals in both long jump and triple jump at the 2021 Arab Athletics Championships held in Tunis with jumps of 7.96 meters and 17.26 meters, respectively. On 7 July 2021, he improved his national record with a jump of 17.33 meters during the Gyulai István Memorial in Budapest[4]

Triki also improved the Algerian indoor record in the triple jump several times. He first broke the existing record held by Lotfi Khaida set in Indianapolis in March 1992 with 16.49 meters before Triki broke this on 25 January 2019 in Texas with a jump of 16.52. This record was improved on 11 February 2019 in Texas with 17.00 meters before a new record was set a few days later in Fayetteville (North Carolina) on 23 February 2019 with a mark of 17.12 meters.[5]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Algeria
2013 Arab Youth Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st Long jump 7.28 m
1st Triple jump 15.06 m
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 7th Long jump 7.32 m
2014 African Youth Games Gaborone, Botswana 1st Long jump 7.63 m
3rd Triple jump 15.23 m
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 9th (q) Long jump 7.35 m1
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China Long jump NM
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd Long jump 7.39 m
2016 Arab Junior Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 1st Long jump 7.43 m
1st Triple jump 16.01 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 4th Long jump 7.81 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 14th Long jump 6.86 m
5th Triple jump 16.14 m
Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st Long jump 7.83 m
1st Triple jump 16.63 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd Long jump 7.96 m
5th Triple jump 16.60 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd Long jump 8.01 m
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 4th Long jump 8.01 m
3rd Triple jump 16.78 m
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 2nd Long jump 7.97 m
1st Triple jump 16.50 m
African Games Rabat, Morocco 1st Long jump 8.01 m
2nd Triple jump 16.71 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (q) Triple jump 16.62 m
2021 Arab Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st Long jump 7.96 m
1st Triple jump 17.26 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th Triple jump 17.43 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th Triple jump 16.42 m
African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 3rd Triple jump 16.58 m (w)
Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 3rd Long jump 7.80 m
1st Triple jump 17.07 m
2023 Arab Games Oran, Algeria 1st Long jump 7.83 m
1st Triple jump 17.30 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Triple jump 17.01 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd Triple jump 17.35 m
African Games Accra, Ghana 2nd Long jump 7.83 m (w)
Olympic Games Paris, France 9th Triple jump 17.22 m

1Did not start in the final

Personal bests

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[6]

Outdoor

Indoor

  • Long jump – 7.69 (College Station, Texas 2018)
  • Triple jump – 17.12 (Fayetteville, 23 February 2019, NR)

References

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  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  2. ^ 12man.com
  3. ^ Yasser Triki at World Athletics  
  4. ^ "Results of Gyulai István Memorial 2021".
  5. ^ "Triki improves the Algerian triple jump record".
  6. ^ All-Athletics profile
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for   Algeria
Paris 2024
with
Amina Belkadi
Succeeded by
Incumbent