Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Olga Rypakova
- Born
- Nov 30, 1984 (41 years old)
- Birthplace
- Oskemen, Kazakhstan
- Events
- Triple Jump · Long Jump
- Height
- 1.83 m
- Weight
- 62 kg
Olga Sergeyevna Rypakova (née Alekseyeva; Russian: Ольга Сергеевна Рыпакова); 30 November 1984) is a former Kazakhstani track and field athlete. Originally a heptathlete, she switched to focus on the long jump and began to compete in the triple jump after 2007.
Her first successes came in the combined events at Asian competitions – she won the women's pentathlon at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and took the heptathlon gold at the 2006 Asian Games the following year. She competed in both jumping events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and finished fourth in the triple jump with an Asian record of 15.11 metres.
Rypakova has represented Kazakhstan at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She reached the world podium for the first time at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where she took gold with an Asian indoor record jump of 15.14 m. She won the gold medal in triple jump at the 2012 London Olympics. In February 2023, Rypakova announced the end of her professional sports career.
As of Nov 3, 2026: Triple Jump 15.25 (#9 all-time), Long Jump 6.85 (#195 all-time), 2021 season best 13.69 (Jul 30, 2021, Odori Park, Sapporo (JPN)) · Last competition: The XXXII Olympic Games, Jul 30, 2021, 13.69 · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver, 2 bronze · Area record (Triple Jump) · 41 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| World Championships | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LJ | 6.25 | +0.6 | Jun 20, 2021 | XXXI Qosanov Memorial, Central Stadium, Almaty |
| 2021 | TJ Indoor | 13.69 | – | Jan 30, 2021 | International Competition Olga Rypakova, Athletic Center Olga Rypakova, Ust-Kamenogorsk (i) |
| 2021 | TJ | 13.69 | +0.3 | Jul 30, 2021 | The XXXII Olympic Games |
| 2019 | TJ | 14.37 | +0.1 | Jun 30, 2019 | Almaty (KAZ) |
| 2018 | TJ | 14.26 | +0.0 | Aug 30, 2018 | Jakarta Asian Games |
| 2017 | LJ | 6.50 | +0.1 | May 13, 2017 | Almaty (KAZ) |
| 2017 | TJ | 14.77 | +0.9 | Aug 7, 2017 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2016 | LJ | 6.22 | – | Feb 19, 2016 | – |