Navy football player discovers his sister won Olympic gold during training

Chreign LaFond couldn’t see his sister win Olympic gold, but he still had the party of a lifetime.

LaFond is a defensive end for Navy, while his sister Thea represented the Dominican Republic in the women’s triple jump in Paris.

On Saturday, Thea won the event, giving the Caribbean island its very first Olympic medal, let alone gold.

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Gold medalist Thea Lafond of Team Dominica celebrates her victory after the women’s triple jump final on day 8 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Chreign was at practice while Thea was competing, but head coach Brian Newberry broke the news.

“Hey, your sister just won a gold medal,” Newberry said.

He was then mobbed by the rest of his teammates.

Thea also won the event at the World Indoor Championships last March, so she was the one who had to win.

Thea LaFond, women’s triple jump gold medalist and member of Team Dominican Republic, poses for a photo with her medal at Champions Park on Day 11 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 6, 2024 in Paris, France. (Carl Recine/Getty Images)

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“To say it’s a really big deal is an understatement,” Thea said after her win about giving the Dominican Republic a long-awaited medal. “Sometimes you wonder if you have less access to resources when you’re from a small country. … But we’ve really been big on (prioritizing) quality and just executing.”

Thea, 30, was born in the Dominican Republic but came to the U.S. at age 5. Her younger brother was born in the United States and attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. The Paris Olympics were her third Olympics.

Thea was actually a dancer before she switched to athletics as a teenager, because her parents could no longer afford dance lessons.

She jumped 15.02 on her second attempt, which was the winning jump. Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica took silver with 14.87 and Jasmine Moore of the USA took bronze with 14.67.

Gold medalist Thea Lafond of Team Dominica, silver medalist Shanieka Ricketts of Team Jamaica and bronze medalist Jasmine Moore of Team United States celebrate the women’s triple jump final during day 8 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France on August 3, 2024 in Paris, France. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

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Chreign has played seven games in his career and is entering his third year this season.

Navy went 5-7 last season, and is 4-4 in AAC play. They kick off their 2024 campaign on Aug. 31 against Bucknell.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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