Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki, (; born 24 March 1997) is an Algerian athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
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
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.
International competitions Representing 2013Arab Youth ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt1stLong jump7.28 m1stTriple jump15.06 mWorld Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine7thLong jump7.32 m2014African Youth GamesGaborone, Botswana1stLong jump7.63 m3rdTriple jump15.23 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States9th (q)Long jump7.35 m1Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, China –Long jumpNM2015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rdLong jump7.39 m2016Arab Junior ChampionshipsTlemcen, Algeria1stLong jump7.43 m1stTriple jump16.01 m World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4thLong jump7.81 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan14thLong jump6.86 m5thTriple jump16.14 mArab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1stLong jump7.83 m1stTriple jump16.63 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan2ndLong jump7.96 m5thTriple jump16.60 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain2ndLong jump8.01 mAfrican ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria4thLong jump8.01 m3rdTriple jump16.78 m2019Arab ChampionshipsCairo, Egypt2ndLong jump7.97 m1stTriple jump16.50 mAfrican GamesRabat, Morocco1stLong jump8.01 m2ndTriple jump16.71 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (q)Triple jump16.62 m2021Arab ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1stLong jump7.96 m1stTriple jump17.26 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan5thTriple jump17.43 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia10thTriple jump16.42 mAfrican ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius3rdTriple jump16.58 m (w)Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeria3rdLong jump7.80 m1stTriple jump17.07 m2023Arab GamesOran, Algeria1stLong jump7.83 m1stTriple jump17.30 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary5thTriple jump17.01 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom2ndTriple jump17.35 mAfrican GamesAccra, Ghana2ndLong jump7.83 m (w)Olympic GamesParis, France9thTriple jump17.22 m2025Arab ChampionshipsOran, Algeria1stTriple jump16.84 mDiamond LeagueZurich, Switzerland3rdTriple jump17.42 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan4thTriple jump17.25 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland3rdTriple jump17.30 mMediterranean GamesTaranto, Italy1stTriple jump16.97 m 1Did not start in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor Long jump – 8m09 (+1.6 m/s, University of Ghana Sport Stadium, Accra (GHA) 2019) Triple jump – 17m43 (+1.0 m/s, Tokyo Olympic Stadium, Tokyo (JPN, 5 August 2021, a national record) Indoor Long jump – 7.69 (College Station, Texas 2018) Triple jump – 17.35 (Glasgow, 2 March 2024, NR)
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