Olga Rypakova takes the world’s fastest interview
Kazakhstan’s Olympic triple jump champion on her lucky coin, Cameron Diaz and latin dancing.
How did you celebrate winning your triple jump gold medal at London 2012?
I’m still celebrating, after that I’ll tell you!
If you had to choose another event outside of the triple jump, what would it be?
Latin dance, because it is beautiful like the triple jump! (There may have been something lost in translation here because we normally expect the athletes to select another athletics event, but we love Olga’s answer).
Favourite pre-competition snack?
A light meal of salad, vegetables and fruit.
How much money do you have in your pocket at the moment?
About 5000 Kazakhstan tenge (around $33US, 26 Euros or about £21).
What are your plans for today?
Photo shoot for a magazine, picking up my daughter from school with my parents and then sleep!
If anyone could play you in a film, who would it be?
Cameron Diaz.
What did you have for breakfast today?
Beef stroganoff.
Who was your most impressive teacher at school and why?
Nazigul Sakenovna because she was my first teacher.
What is the one item you have to take with you around the athletics circuit?
My lucky coin.
Have your any superstitions?
My lucky coin.
If you weren’t an athlete what would you be doing?
Designer.
Do you have a favourite holiday destination?
Kimovka in Kazakhstan.
Who would be your three celebrity dinner party guests?
Repa, Pilorama and Lomonosov… three very important people in my life alongside many of my friends.
