Episode 33 | Keturah Orji - American Triple Jump Record Holder | On Track Podcast
Posted by Coach J.T. Ayers on Jan 18, 2022
Olympic Triple Jumper, Keturah Orji, (14.92m - 48' 11.25"), joins J.T. for this week's On Track podcast and talks about what it's like to perform on track's biggest stage and what goes through her mind as she's preparing to make another attempt at the board.
Records Held
- American Record – Triple Jump – April 25, 2021 to present
Olympic Games
- 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, seventh (triple jump)
- 2016 Rio Olympic Games, fourth (triple jump)
World Athletics Championships
- 2019 World Outdoor Championships, seventh (triple jump)
- 2018 World Indoor Championships, fifth (triple jump)
- 2016 WorldIndoor Championships, fourth (triple jump)
- 2014 World U20 Outdoor Championships, ninth (triple jump)
- 2013 World Youth Championships, silver (long jump), bronze (triple jump)
Career Highlights
- 2021 Diamond League Meeting, fifth (triple jump)
- 2021 Müller Grand Prix Gateshead, fifth (triple jump)
- 2021 USATF Golden Games, triple jump (silver)
- 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (triple jump), seventh (long jump)
- 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, silver (triple jump)
- 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump), sixth (long jump)
- 2019 Pan American Games, silver (long jump)
- 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
- 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
- 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (long jump, triple jump)
- 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump), silver (long jump)
- 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump)
- Winner of The Bowerman Award
- 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (Triple jump)
- 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump); bronze (long jump)
- 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (triple jump)
- 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump), sixth (long jump)
- 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (triple jump); fourth (long jump)
- 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (triple jump); seventh (long jump)
- 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (triple jump); thirteenth (long jump)
- 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, bronze (triple jump)
- 2014 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (triple jump), fourth (long jump)
Personal
Daughter to Anthony and Nicole Orji… Studied financial planning at the University of Georgia… Turned pro in 2018… Married in 2020… Has set the US triple jump record twice… Ranked 7th in the world for women’s triple jump… Founded a mentorship program for girls called Amara's Pride… KO created Amara's Pride to give young girls access to successful women they can relate to, so they can envision themselves succeeding… Professional motivational speaker and financial coach…
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