Thaimi O'Reilly

Thaimi O'Reilly
Personal information
Full nameThaimi O’Reilly Causse
National teamItaly (2 caps from 2001 to 2003)[1]
Born (1976-07-20) July 20, 1976 (age 48)
Havana, Cuba
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Triple jump
ClubCUS Bologna[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Long jump: 6.50 m (2001)[2]
  • Triple jump: 13.97 m (2005)[2]

Thaimi O'Reilly (born 20 July 1976) is a former Cuban-born Italian long jumper and triple jumper.

Three-time Italian champion, she won also a French championship in 2003 in triple jump.[3]

Biography

Born in Cuba, she moved to Italy in 1999 and in 2001 she acquired citizenship by marriage.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
Representing  Italy
2001 Universiade China Beijing 6th 4 × 100 metres relay 45.74 [5]

National titles

O'Reilly won three national championships at individual senior level.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "AZZURRI 2003" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 6 July 2003. p. 19. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Les Championnats de France 2003 sur le site de la FFA" (in French). bases.athle.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2021. Le triple saut féminin est remporté par l'Italienne Thaimi O'Reilly. Amy Zongo, 2e du concours, est désignée championne de France
  4. ^ "A Genova e Lucca primati giovani" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 15 March 2021. ...le sorti della pattuglia delle italo-cubane sono state rette da Thaimi O'Reilly. Si tratta forse della meno conosciuta tra i nuovi acquisti per matrimonio dell'atletica italiana: nata a L'Avana il 20 luglio 1976, Thaimi ha lasciato la capitale cubana nel '99, dopo essere stata soprattutto una discreta velocista, ed ha acquisito la cittadinanza italiana nel 2001.
  5. ^ Teammates Sabrina Previtali, Francesca Cola, Manuela Grillo.
  6. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.