Teresa Nzola Meso Ba (born 30 November 1983, in Luanda) is an Angolan-French triple jumper.
Biography
[edit]She formerly represented Angola, but switched to France in 2003. Before this she set an Angolan triple jump record of 13.49 metres, which still stands.[1]
Nzola Meso Ba finished ninth at the 2006 European Championships. At the 2007 European Indoor Championships, she finished third in a new French indoor record and personal best jump of 14.49 metres. Her personal best jump before the event was 14.07 metres, achieved in 2006.
She then competed at the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. She improved her personal best to 14.69 metres in June 2007 in Munich.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 13.31 m |
European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 8th | Triple jump | 13.47 m | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | Triple jump | 13.76 m |
2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.49 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 13.94 m | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 9th (q) | Triple jump | 14.17 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 14.11 m | |
2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 5th | Triple jump | 14.31 m |
Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.16 m | |
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th | Triple jump | 13.79 m | |
2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 7th | Triple jump | 13.36 m |