Rypakova wins gold in women's triple jump
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Olga Rypakova won gold in the women's triple jump Sunday at the London Games, beating Colombia's Caterine Ibarguen.
Rypakova, who placed fourth in triple jump four years ago in Beijing, claimed gold with a jump of 14.98 meters, edging Ibarguen by .18 meters. Ibarguen fell just short of winning Colombia's first Olympic gold medal.
Olha Saladuha of the Ukraine took bronze with a leap of 14.79 meters, just .01 meters less than Ibarguen.