{"id":3211,"date":"2016-06-16T13:20:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:07:19","slug":"jumping-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Aller de l'avant"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Sauter le pas\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fjumping-ahead%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fjumping-ahead%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fjumping-ahead%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Aller de l'avant<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Nouveau contrat avec la sauteuse en longueur allemande Alexandra Wester<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">16 juin 2016 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Jumping Ahead&quot;, \"text\": &quot;The future is female \\u2013 and we\\u2019re continuing to grow our women\\u2019s category with top female athletes. The latest to join the PUMA family: Alexandra Wester.\\nThe German long jumper made her major competition debut earlier this year at only 21 years of age and joins a growing list of young female PUMA athletes that includes Jenna Prandini (US sprinter), Natasha Morrison (Jamaican sprinter), Anthonique Strachan (Bahamian sprinter) and Michelle Jenneke (Australian hurdler).\\nWester is quickly establishing herself as one of the potential stars of her sport and discipline. In her first year at world class level, she finished sixth at the IAAF world indoor championships and is a strong candidate for a medal in Rio. The 22-year-old has been attracting attention recently with top performances \\u2013 like jumping 6.95m indoors at the beginning of this year \\u2013 matching previous German stars like Heike Drechsler, Olympic champion in Barcelona 1992 and Sydney 2000, as well as her charm and charisma away from the long jump track.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fjumping-ahead%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fjumping-ahead%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">L'avenir est f\u00e9minin - et nous continuons \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper notre cat\u00e9gorie f\u00e9minine avec des athl\u00e8tes de haut niveau. La derni\u00e8re \u00e0 avoir rejoint la famille PUMA : Alexandra Wester.<\/span>\n<br\/>La sauteuse en longueur allemande a fait ses d\u00e9buts en comp\u00e9tition majeure au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e, \u00e0 seulement 21 ans, et rejoint la liste croissante des jeunes athl\u00e8tes f\u00e9minines de PUMA, qui comprend Jenna Prandini (sprinteuse am\u00e9ricaine), Natasha Morrison (sprinteuse jama\u00efcaine), Anthonique Strachan (sprinteuse baham\u00e9enne) et Michelle Jenneke (coureuse de haies australienne).<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wester<\/strong> s'impose rapidement comme l'une des stars potentielles de son sport et de sa discipline. Pour sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e au niveau mondial, elle a termin\u00e9 sixi\u00e8me aux championnats du monde en salle de l'IAAF et est une candidate s\u00e9rieuse pour une m\u00e9daille \u00e0 Rio. La jeune femme de 22 ans a r\u00e9cemment attir\u00e9 l'attention par ses performances de haut niveau - comme son saut de 6,95 m en salle au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e - qui \u00e9galent celles d'anciennes stars allemandes comme Heike Drechsler, championne olympique \u00e0 Barcelone en 1992 et \u00e0 Sydney en 2000, ainsi que par son charme et son charisme en dehors de la piste de saut en longueur.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>PUMA a une grande vision de la mani\u00e8re dont elle va d\u00e9velopper son attrait pour les femmes, et je suis ravie de faire partie des plans qui permettront d'atteindre cet objectif. Sa riche histoire dans le domaine de l'athl\u00e9tisme, son partenariat avec certains des plus grands athl\u00e8tes et l'attention croissante qu'elle porte aux femmes font de PUMA la marque sportive id\u00e9ale pour m'engager.  Je suis impatiente de voir ce que l'avenir nous r\u00e9serve.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Alexandra Wester<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>\u201cAlexandra a un grand attrait pour l'athl\u00e9tisme et pour les femmes en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Pascal Rolling, notre responsable du marketing sportif pour la course \u00e0 pied. \u201c<strong>Ses progr\u00e8s au cours de l'ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e ont \u00e9t\u00e9 impressionnants et elle a g\u00e9r\u00e9 le d\u00e9but de sa carri\u00e8re sur la sc\u00e8ne mondiale avec un calme et un enthousiasme admirables.  Elle pourrait bien suivre les traces de Heike Drechsler en devenant la prochaine femme PUMA \u00e0 monter sur la plus haute marche du podium du saut en longueur lors d'un grand championnat, et nous sommes ravis de la compter parmi nous.\u201d <\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>\u00c0 propos d'Alexandra<\/h2>\n<p><strong>N\u00e9e<\/strong> le 21 mars 1994<\/p>\n<p><strong>en<\/strong> Gambie, de p\u00e8re allemand et de m\u00e8re ghan\u00e9enne<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong> - Championne scolaire allemande d'heptathlon<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<\/strong> - Deuxi\u00e8me place aux Championnats d'Allemagne U18 en saut en longueur<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011<\/strong> - Deuxi\u00e8me place aux Championnats d'Allemagne en salle en pentathlon<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong> - Championne d'Allemagne en salle du saut en longueur<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong> - Sixi\u00e8me aux Championnats du monde en salle de l'IAAF \u00e0 Portland, Oregon<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Voir Alexandra en action<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oxuWNnBEmx4\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/oxuWNnBEmx4<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxuWNnBEmx4\" title=\"Lecteur vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti1 spacing\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L'avenir est f\u00e9minin - et nous continuons \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper notre cat\u00e9gorie f\u00e9minine avec des athl\u00e8tes de haut niveau. La derni\u00e8re \u00e0 avoir rejoint la famille PUMA : Alexandra Wester.<br \/>\nLa sauteuse en longueur allemande a fait ses d\u00e9buts en comp\u00e9tition majeure au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e, \u00e0 seulement 21 ans, et rejoint la liste croissante des jeunes athl\u00e8tes f\u00e9minines de PUMA, qui comprend Jenna Prandini (sprinteuse am\u00e9ricaine), Natasha Morrison (sprinteuse jama\u00efcaine), Anthonique Strachan (sprinteuse baham\u00e9enne) et Michelle Jenneke (coureuse de haies australienne).<br \/>\nWester s'impose rapidement comme l'une des stars potentielles de son sport et de sa discipline. Lors de sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e au niveau mondial, elle a termin\u00e9 sixi\u00e8me aux championnats du monde en salle de l'IAAF et est une candidate s\u00e9rieuse pour une m\u00e9daille \u00e0 Rio. La jeune femme de 22 ans a r\u00e9cemment attir\u00e9 l'attention gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses performances exceptionnelles, comme son saut de 6,95 m en salle au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e, qui la placent au m\u00eame niveau que d'anciennes stars allemandes telles que Heike Drechsler, championne olympique \u00e0 Barcelone en 1992 et \u00e0 Sydney en 2000, ainsi que par son charme et son charisme en dehors de la piste de saut en longueur.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":13931,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-3211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":3211,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2016-06-16 13:20:10","post_date_gmt":"2016-06-16 11:20:10","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg\",\"filesize\":62379,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7279},\"large\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":61614},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":5965},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":36673},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":404}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":3212,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg\",\"title\":\"JumpingAheadH1\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Jumping Ahead\",\"content\":\"New Deal with German Long Jumper Alexandra Wester\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eThe future is female \u2013 and we\u2019re continuing to grow our women\u2019s category with top female athletes. The latest to join the PUMA family: Alexandra Wester.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;The German long jumper made her major competition debut earlier this year at only 21 years of age and joins a growing list of young female PUMA athletes that includes Jenna Prandini (US sprinter), Natasha Morrison (Jamaican sprinter), Anthonique Strachan (Bahamian sprinter) and Michelle Jenneke (Australian hurdler).\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Wester\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; is quickly establishing herself as one of the potential stars of her sport and discipline. In her first year at world class level, she finished sixth at the IAAF world indoor championships and is a strong candidate for a medal in Rio. 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The 22-year-old has been attracting attention recently with top performances \u2013 like jumping 6.95m indoors at the beginning of this year \u2013 matching previous German stars like Heike Drechsler, Olympic champion in Barcelona 1992 and Sydney 2000, as well as her charm and charisma away from the long jump track.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"jumping-ahead","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-09-19 15:07:19","post_modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:07:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=3211","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","ancestors":[],"page_template":"","post_category":[18],"tags_input":[],"id":3211,"author":"12","date":"2016-06-16 13:20:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-16 11:20:10","content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg\",\"filesize\":62379,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7279},\"large\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":61614},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":5965},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":36673},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"JumpingAheadH1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":404}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":3212,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg\",\"title\":\"JumpingAheadH1\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Jumping Ahead\",\"content\":\"New Deal with German Long Jumper Alexandra Wester\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eThe future is female \u2013 and we\u2019re continuing to grow our women\u2019s category with top female athletes. The latest to join the PUMA family: Alexandra Wester.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;The German long jumper made her major competition debut earlier this year at only 21 years of age and joins a growing list of young female PUMA athletes that includes Jenna Prandini (US sprinter), Natasha Morrison (Jamaican sprinter), Anthonique Strachan (Bahamian sprinter) and Michelle Jenneke (Australian hurdler).\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Wester\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; is quickly establishing herself as one of the potential stars of her sport and discipline. In her first year at world class level, she finished sixth at the IAAF world indoor championships and is a strong candidate for a medal in Rio. The 22-year-old has been attracting attention recently with top performances \u2013 like jumping 6.95m indoors at the beginning of this year \u2013 matching previous German stars like Heike Drechsler, Olympic champion in Barcelona 1992 and Sydney 2000, as well as her charm and charisma away from the long jump track.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cp\\u003ePUMA has a great vision for how it will grow its appeal to women, and I\u2019m excited to become a part of the plans that will accomplish that. Its rich history in track \\u0026 field, partnership with some of the greatest athletes and increasing focus on women means they are absolutely the right sport brand to commit myself to.  I\u2019m looking forward to what the future might bring.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cbr\/\\u003e\\u003cbr\/\\u003eAlexandra Wester\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"quote\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cAlexandra has great appeal in both track and field and to women generally,\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; said \u00a0Pascal Rolling, our Head of Sports Marketing for Running. \u201c\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Her progress over the past year has been impressive and she\u2019s handled the early stage of her career on the world stage with admirable calm and enthusiasm.\u00a0 She could well follow in the path of Heike Drechsler as the next PUMA woman to stand on top of the long jump podium in a major championship, and we\u2019re delighted to have her with us.\u201d \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003ch2\\u003eAbout Alexandra\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003eBorn\\u003c\/strong\\u003e on March 21, 1994\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003ein\\u003c\/strong\\u003e Gambia to a German father and a Ghanaian mother\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003e2009\\u003c\/strong\\u003e \u2013 German School Champion in Heptathlon\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003e2009\\u003c\/strong\\u003e \u2013 Second place German U18 Championships in Long Jump\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003e2011\\u003c\/strong\\u003e \u2013 Second Place in the German Indoor Championships in Pentathlon\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003e2016\\u003c\/strong\\u003e \u2013 German Indoor Champion in Long Jump\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003e2016\\u003c\/strong\\u003e \u2013 Ranked sixth in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u0026nbsp;\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"Watch Alexandra in Action\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-video {\"id\":\"oxuWNnBEmx4\",\"title\":\"Watch Alexandra in Action\",\"style\":\"Wide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-article-multi {\"migrateBlock\":true,\"title\":\"\",\"mode\":\"manual\",\"numArticles\":1,\"manualArticles\":[{\"id\":79}],\"aspect\":\"1\"} \/-->","title":"Aller de l'avant","excerpt":"L'avenir est f\u00e9minin - et nous continuons \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper notre cat\u00e9gorie f\u00e9minine avec des athl\u00e8tes de haut niveau. La derni\u00e8re \u00e0 avoir rejoint la famille PUMA : Alexandra Wester.\nLa sauteuse en longueur allemande a fait ses d\u00e9buts dans les grandes comp\u00e9titions au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e, \u00e0 seulement 21 ans, et rejoint la liste croissante des jeunes athl\u00e8tes f\u00e9minines de PUMA, qui comprend Jenna Prandini (sprinteuse am\u00e9ricaine), Natasha Morrison (sprinteuse jama\u00efcaine), Anthonique Strachan (sprinteuse baham\u00e9enne) et Michelle Jenneke (coureuse de haies australienne).\nWester s'impose rapidement comme l'une des stars potentielles de son sport et de sa discipline. Pour sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e au niveau mondial, elle a termin\u00e9 sixi\u00e8me aux championnats du monde en salle de l'IAAF et est une candidate s\u00e9rieuse pour une m\u00e9daille \u00e0 Rio. La jeune femme de 22 ans a r\u00e9cemment attir\u00e9 l'attention par ses performances de haut niveau - comme son saut de 6,95 m en salle au d\u00e9but de l'ann\u00e9e - qui \u00e9galent celles d'anciennes stars allemandes comme Heike Drechsler, championne olympique \u00e0 Barcelone en 1992 et \u00e0 Sydney en 2000, ainsi que par son charme et son charisme en dehors de la piste de saut en longueur.","status":"publish","password":"","name":"sauter en avant","modified":"2025-09-19 15:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:07:19","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[18],"datetime_local":"16 juin 2016 \u00e0 11:20","date_local":"16 juin 2016","time_local":"11:20","slug":"jumping-ahead","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/jumping-ahead\/","featured_image":{"width":1140,"height":640,"file":"2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg","filesize":62379,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"JumpingAheadH1-300x168.jpg","width":300,"height":168,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7279},"large":{"file":"JumpingAheadH1-1024x575.jpg","width":1024,"height":575,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":61614},"thumbnail":{"file":"JumpingAheadH1-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":5965},"medium_large":{"file":"JumpingAheadH1-768x431.jpg","width":768,"height":431,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":36673},"trp-custom-language-flag":{"file":"JumpingAheadH1-18x10.jpg","width":18,"height":10,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":404}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"id":3212,"alt":"","caption":"","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JumpingAheadH1.jpg","title":"Sauter en avant H1","aspect_ratio":1.78125,"focalPointLeft":0.5,"focalPointTop":0},"headline":"Jumping Ahead","categories":[{"term_id":18,"name":"Sports","slug":"sports","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":860,"filter":"raw","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/"}],"theCategory":{"term_id":18,"name":"Sports","slug":"sports","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":860,"filter":"raw","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/"},"isFeaturedArticle":true,"isTopArticle":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}