Thea Lafond News & Updates

Thea LaFond's Brother Learned About Her Historic Olympic Victory During His Football Practice — See the Video!

The athlete took home the gold in the women's triple jump on Saturday, Aug. 3, earning Dominica its ...

Aug 05, 2024 • Yahoo

WATCH: Navy football player has ecstatic reaction as sister Thea Lafond bags gold medal in 2024 Summer Olympics

Thea LaFond made a truly amazing 15.02 meters jump, becoming the first national athlete to set such ...

Aug 04, 2024 • Sportskeeda

See the emotional moment Navy football player learned his sister won an Olympic gold

Olympian Thea LaFond has one proud brother and the support of a whole football team. The 30-year-old...

Aug 06, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

Triple jump champion Thea LaFond on winning Dominica's first Olympic medal: 'It's a really big deal'

SAINT-DENIS, France — Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond ...

Aug 03, 2024 • Newsday

Jasmine Moore Secures U.S.’s First Women’s Triple Jump Medal While Thea LaFond Gets Gold And Dominica’s First Medal In History

Jasmine Moore becomes the first American woman to win a triple jump medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics...

Aug 03, 2024 • Yahoo! Sports

Maryland legend Thea LaFond becomes Dominica’s first Olympic gold medalist

In a historic triumph, Thea LaFond, a former University of Maryland Track and Field star, captured t...

Aug 05, 2024 • Yardbarker

The Warm Up Track 2025: Thea LaFond – Dominica’s first Olympic champion

Dominica’s Thea LaFond had a golden 2024. She was one of a handful of athletes who won the World I...

Jun 15, 2025 • BBC

Olympic champion Thea LaFond attends Navy football practice, gives inspirational speech

As the Navy football players went through practice Wednesday evening, they might not have noticed th...

Aug 23, 2024 • Capital Gazette

Maryland alum Thea LaFond captures gold medal and Navy football team celebrates

Last Saturday at Stade de France in Paris, Thea LaFond became the Olympic champion in the women’s ...

Aug 10, 2024 • Capital Gazette

Maryland's Thea LaFond on winning Dominica's first Olympic medal: ‘A really big deal'

Sometimes, all it takes is one athlete. In March, triple jumper Thea LaFond was the only representat...

Aug 04, 2024 • NBC Washington