Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
VenueHelsinki Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 23
Competitors35 from 23 nations
Medalists
   Brazil
   Soviet Union
   Venezuela
Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
10 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The Men's triple jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 23 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.Brazilian athlete Adhemar da Silva won the gold medal.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Japan Naoto Tajima (JPN) 16.00 m Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936
Olympic record  Naoto Tajima (JPN) 16.00 m Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Athlete Time OR WR
23 July Final  Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 16.22 m OR WR

Results

Qualifying round

Qualifying Performance 14.55 advance to the Final.

Rank Group Name Nationality Mark Notes
1 AAdhemar da Silva Brazil 15.32
2 AArnoldo Devonish Venezuela 15.24
3 BLeonid Shcherbakov Soviet Union 15.05
4 AJim Gerhardt United States 14.98
5 AReino Hiltunen Finland 14.82
6 AYoshio Imuro Japan 14.81
7 BArne Åhman Sweden 14.72
8 BRune Nilsen Norway 14.65
9 BZygfryd Weinberg Poland 14.65
10 BGeraldo de Oliveira Portugal 14.64
11 APreben Larsen Denmark 14.62
12 BTadashi Yamamoto Japan 14.60
13 BRui Ramos Portugal 14.59
=14 AWalt Ashbaugh United States 14.59
=14 BRoger Norman Sweden 14.59
16 AJacques Boulanger France 14.49
17 BJosé da Conceição Brazil 14.46
18 AChoi Yeong-Gi South Korea 14.44
19 AMalik M'Baye France 14.39
20 AKeizo Hasegawa Japan 14.39
21 BGeorge Shaw United States 14.39
22 BPentti Uusihauta Finland 14.38
23 BValle Rautio Finland 14.14
24 BRade Radovanović Yugoslavia 14.13
25 AWilliam Laing Gold Coast 14.09
26 BVasilios Sakellarakis Greece 14.05
27 AEugénio Lopes Portugal 14.05
28 AStanisław Kowal Poland 14.03
29 AWilli Burgard Saar 13.86
30 ANikola Dagorov Bulgaria 13.82
31 BFelix Würth Austria 13.65
32 AAkin Altiok Turkey 13.62
33 AWalter Herssens Belgium 13.52
34 AFawzi Chaaban Egypt 13.45
35 AFrancisco Castro Puerto Rico 13.37

Final

Rank Name Nationality 123456Result Notes
1st Adhemar da Silva Brazil 15.9516.1215.5416.0916.2216.0516.22WR
2nd Leonid Shcherbakov Soviet Union 15.0715.2615.1815.9815.84x15.98
3rd Arnoldo Devonish Venezuela 15.0415.52xxx15.52
4 Walt Ashbaugh United States 15.0515.3914.5614.5015.38x15.39
5 Rune Nilsen Norway 15.1314.21x14.70xx15.13
6 Yoshio Imuro Japan 14.99xxx14.6613.7014.99
7 Geraldo de Oliveira Brazil x14.9512.66 14.95
8 Roger Norman Sweden 14.89x12.66 14.89
9 Reino Hiltunen Finland 14.85x14.40 14.85
10 Zygfryd Weinberg Poland 14.76xx 14.76
11 Jim Gerhardt United States 14.6914.2814.06 14.69
12 Rui Ramos Portugal 14.6913.8212.15 14.69
13 Preben Larsen Denmark 14.62x14.19 14.62
14 Tadashi Yamamoto Japan xx14.57 14.57
15 Arne Åhman Sweden xx14.05 14.05

References

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