Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a triple jumper from Dominica.

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Thea LaFond

Thea LaFond in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 30) Roseau, Dominica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Dominica World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow Triple jump Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Triple jump 2018 Gold Coast Triple jump Diamond League Winner 2022 Paris Triple jump

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As a child, Thea Lafond was a dancer (ballerina) where she learned to accept criticism and focus on technical changes to form and movement.^[1]

At the University of Maryland, Thea was a multi-event athlete who competed in the heptathlon and indoor pentathlon and embraced the process of becoming a better athlete.

Thea competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's triple jump; her result of 12.82 meters in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final.^[2][3] She was also selected to represent Dominica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[4]

During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she created history for becoming the first Dominican athlete to win a medal for Dominica at the Commonwealth Games after securing a bronze medal in the women's triple jump event.^[5][6]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[7]

During the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she improved her result and won a silver medal in the women's triple jump event.

Thea LaFond became the first person from Dominica to win a World Athletics championship gold medal on 3 March 2024 at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's triple jump with a national record at 15.01 meters.^[8]