How I Was Guided to the First EVER Triple Jump Medal for an American Woman

Tori Franklin
ZORA
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9 min readAug 17, 2022

A few weeks ago I accomplished a feat no other American woman has ever achieved. I am the first and ONLY American woman to medal in the triple jump in a World Championship competition. Six months ago if anyone told me I was going to do this, I’d look at them astounded, asking, pleading, wondering how I was going to make this happen. It took months of growing a…

Tori Franklin
ZORA
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American Record Holder in Women's Triple Jump. Public Speaker on Mental Health and Dream Chasing. First book, coming soon!