Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
Men's triple jump at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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Date | October 16–17 | |||||||||
Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 17.39 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
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 | |||
20 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 | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Decathlon | men |
The Men's triple jump competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 16–17.
Competition format
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times. At least the top twelve athletes moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Józef Szmidt (POL) | 17.03 m | Olsztyn, Poland | August 5, 1960 |
Olympic record | 16.85 m | Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 1964 |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 16.10m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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1 | A | Gentile, GiuseppeGiuseppe Gentile | Italy | X | 17.10 | – | 17.10 WR | Q |
2 | B | Dia, MansourMansour Dia | Senegal | 16.58 | – | – | 16.58 | Q |
3 | B | Walker, ArtArt Walker | United States | 16.49 | – | – | 16.49 | Q |
4 | B | Prudêncio, NelsonNelson Prudêncio | Brazil | 15.79 | 16.46 | – | 16.46 | Q |
5 | A | May, PhilPhil May | Australia | 16.32 | – | – | 16.32 | Q |
6 | B | Stoykovski, GeorgiGeorgi Stoykovski | Bulgaria | 15.26 | X | 16.24 | 16.24 | Q |
7 | B | Saneyev, ViktorViktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | 16.22 | – | – | 16.22 | Q |
8 | A | Ciochină, ŞerbanŞerban Ciochină | Romania | 15.93 | 16.07 | 16.21 | 16.21 | Q |
9 | B | Areta, Luis FelipeLuis Felipe Areta | Spain | 15.94 | 16.20 | – | 16.20 | Q |
10 | B | Kugler, JoachimJoachim Kugler | West Germany | 15.79 | 16.20 | – | 16.20 | Q |
11 | A | Szmidt, JózefJózef Szmidt | Poland | X | 16.19 | – | 16.19 | Q |
12 | B | Kalocsai, HenrikHenrik Kalocsai | Hungary | 15.44 | 16.16 | – | 16.16 | Q |
13 | B | Dudkin, NikolayNikolay Dudkin | Soviet Union | 15.81 | 16.15 | – | 16.15 | Q |
14 | B | Jaskólski, JanJan Jaskólski | Poland | 15.79 | 16.04 | – | 16.04 | |
15 | A | Sauer, MichaelMichael Sauer | West Germany | 15.61 | 16.02 | 15.84 | 16.02 | |
16 | A | Boosey, DerekDerek Boosey | Great Britain | 15.07 | 15.99 | 16.01 | 16.01 | |
17 | A | Tate, NormanNorman Tate | United States | 13.43 | 15.84 | 15.83 | 15.84 | |
18 | B | Pousi, PerttiPertti Pousi | Finland | X | 15.84 | 15.74 | 15.84 | |
19 | A | Muraki, YukitoYukito Muraki | Japan | X | 15.37 | 15.83 | 15.83 | |
20 | A | Barrett, TimTim Barrett | Bahamas | X | 15.06 | 15.79 | 15.79 | |
21 | A | Smith, DaveDave Smith | United States | X | X | 15.75 | 15.75 | |
22 | A | Vlasis, EvangelosEvangelos Vlasis | Greece | 15.47 | 15.52 | 15.71 | 15.71 | |
23 | B | Alsop, FredFred Alsop | Great Britain | 12.93 | 15.71 | 15.50 | 15.71 | |
24 | B | Amoah, JohnsonJohnson Amoah | Ghana | 15.65 | 15.28 | 15.65 | 15.65 | |
25 | B | Tuna, AşkınAşkın Tuna | Turkey | 15.65 | X | 15.43 | 15.65 | |
26 | B | Schenk, Heinz-GünterHeinz-Günter Schenk | East Germany | X | 14.72 | 15.61 | 15.61 | |
27 | B | Ivanov, DragánDragán Ivanov | Hungary | 15.61 | X | 14.42 | 15.61 | |
28 | A | Igun, SamuelSamuel Igun | Nigeria | 15.40 | 13.86 | 15.46 | 15.46 | |
29 | A | Zolotarev, AleksandrAleksandr Zolotarev | Soviet Union | 15.41 | 14.72 | X | 15.41 | |
30 | B | Burgher, LennoxLennox Burgher | Jamaica | 15.20 | 15.29 | 15.14 | 15.29 | |
31 | A | Chen Ming-Chi | Republic of China | 15.29 | 15.04 | 14.76 | 15.29 | |
32 | A | Neumann, KlausKlaus Neumann | East Germany | 15.16 | X | – | 15.16 | |
33 | B | Serrate, HéctorHéctor Serrate | Puerto Rico | 15.09 | 15.05 | 14.89 | 15.09 | |
34 | A | Cziffra, ZoltánZoltán Cziffra | Hungary | 15.04 | X | – | 15.04 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Saneyev, ViktorViktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | 16.49 | 16.84 | 17.23 | 17.02 | 16.81 | 17.39 | 17.39 | WR | |
Prudêncio, NelsonNelson Prudêncio | Brazil | 16.33 | 17.05 | 16.75 | X | 17.27 | 17.15 | 17.27 | ||
Gentile, GiuseppeGiuseppe Gentile | Italy | 17.22 | X | X | X | 16.54 | X | 17.22 | ||
4 | Walker, ArtArt Walker | United States | 15.43 | 16.45 | 16.77 | 16.48 | X | 17.12 | 17.12 | |
5 | Dudkin, NikolayNikolay Dudkin | Soviet Union | 16.15 | 16.70 | 16.37 | 16.73 | 17.09 | 16.53 | 17.09 | |
6 | May, PhilPhil May | Australia | 15.48 | 16.58 | 16.51 | 17.02 | X | – | 17.02 | |
7 | Szmidt, JózefJózef Szmidt | Poland | 16.06 | 16.77 | X | 16.66 | X | 16.89 | 16.89 | |
8 | Dia, MansourMansour Dia | Senegal | 16.71 | 16.48 | 15.44 | 16.73 | 16.64 | 15.83 | 16.73 | |
9 | Stoykovski, GeorgiGeorgi Stoykovski | Bulgaria | 16.28 | 16.46 | 16.19 | N/A | 16.46 | |||
10 | Kalocsai, HenrikHenrik Kalocsai | Hungary | 16.45 | 16.39 | 16.20 | N/A | 16.45 | |||
11 | Kugler, JoachimJoachim Kugler | West Germany | 12.87 | X | 15.90 | N/A | 15.90 | |||
12 | Areta, Luis FelipeLuis Felipe Areta | Spain | 15.72 | 15.75 | 14.80 | N/A | 15.75 | |||
13 | Ciochină, ŞerbanŞerban Ciochină | Romania | X | X | 15.62 | N/A | 15.62 |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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