CLEMSON, S.C. — Patricia Mamona, two-time NCAA Outdoor champion in the triple jump at Clemson, earned a spot in the upcoming Olympic Games by winning the European Championship with a Portuguese record in her signature event Sunday in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Mamona earned her second straight bid to the Olympics and joins Joana Costa (Brazil), Natoya Goule (Jamaica) and Brianna Rollins (USA) as former Clemson females headed to Rio de Janeiro in August. The four qualifiers are the most in a single Olympic Games in Clemson women’s track & field history. The previous high was three in the 2012 London Games.