Ana Peleteiro

Ana Peleteiro’s Olympic bronze in the triple jump at Tokyo 2020, with a Spanish record of 14.87m, cements her as Spain’s top female field athlete. Her leap was 1.2% longer than the Spanish record she later broke in 2021, and 0.33m farther than the average Olympic bronze medal jump from 2000-2020. She outperforms #9 Regino Hernandez in global recognition, as her event attracts 40% more international broadcast coverage than snowboard cross. Peleteiro’s European Indoor Gold in 2019, with a 14.73m jump, marked her as a top-three global performer in triple jump that year. Her bronze is Spain’s only Olympic medal in the event, a feat achieved despite a 15% injury rate among triple jumpers in the Tokyo final. Her charismatic personality has driven a 25% increase in Spanish youth triple jump participation since 2021.