Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Olympic Stadium
Date18 August 2008 (qualification)
21 August 2008 (final)
Competitors39 from 27 nations
Winning distance17.67
Medalists
   Portugal
   Great Britain
   Bahamas
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 17.10 m (56.1 ft) (A standard) and 16.80 m (55.12 ft) (B standard).[2]

Records

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

World record United Kingdom Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 18.29 m Gothenburg, Sweden 7 August 1995
Olympic record  Kenny Harrison (USA) 18.09 m Atlanta, United States 27 August 1996

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualifying Performance 17.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 APhillips Idowu Great Britain 17.44
(+1.0)
17.44 Q
2 ANelson Évora Portugal x 17.34
(+1.1)
17.34 Q, SB
3 BLi Yanxi China 16.93
(+0.6)
16.83
(-0.5)
17.30
(+0.6)
17.30 Q, PB
4 AArnie David Giralt Cuba 17.30
(+0.9)
17.30 Q
5 BLeevan Sands Bahamas 17.25
(+0.5)
17.25 Q
6 AIgor Spasovkhodskiy Russia 16.79
(+1.8)
16.85
(+1.2)
17.23
(+0.4)
17.23 Q
7 BOnochie Achike Great Britain x 17.18
(+1.1)
17.18 Q
8 AMarian Oprea Romania x 16.99
(-0.1)
17.17
(-0.7)
17.17 Q
9 AJadel Gregório Brazil 17.15
(+0.4)
17.15 Q
10 BHéctor Dairo Fuentes Cuba 16.73
(+0.3)
16.42
(+0.8)
17.14
(+1.1)
17.14 Q
11 BMomchil Karailiev Bulgaria 17.06
(+0.4)
17.12
(+0.6)
17.12 Q
12 AViktor Kuznyetsov Ukraine 16.70
(+0.8)
17.11
(+0.1)
17.11 Q
13 AAlexis Copello Cuba 17.09
(+0.6)
16.92
(+0.1)
x 17.09
14 ADmitrij Valukevic Slovakia x 16.86
(+0.4)
17.08
(+0.5)
17.08
15 BRandy Lewis Grenada x 17.06
(+0.6)
x 17.06
16 BMykola Savolaynen Ukraine 17.00
(+0.9)
16.55
(+0.5)
16.29
(+0.5)
17.00 SB
17 BAleksandr Petrenko Russia 16.84
(+0.6)
16.97
(+1.1)
16.74
(+0.9)
16.97
18 AKim Deok-Hyeon South Korea 16.68
(+0.4)
14.68
(+1.0)
16.88
(+0.4)
16.88
19 ARafeeq Curry United States x16.23
(+1.7)
16.88
(+0.4)
16.88
20 BNathan Douglas Great Britain 16.45
(+0.8)
16.68
(+1.2)
16.72
(+0.1)
16.72
21 AFabrizio Donato Italy 16.10
(+0.4)
x 16.70
(+0.1)
16.70
22 BDanil Burkenya Russia 16.44
(+0.5)
16.69
(+1.0)
15.65
(+0.5)
16.69
23 BDimitrios Tsiamis Greece 16.37
(+0.6)
16.65
(+1.0)
16.48
(+0.5)
16.65
24 BVladimir Letnicov Moldova 16.62
(+0.5)
x x 16.62
25 AKenta Bell United States 16.55
(+0.9)
x 16.17
(0.0)
16.55
26 BViktor Yastrebov Ukraine xx 16.52
(+0.4)
16.52
27 ADzmitry Platnitski Belarus 16.51
(+0.1)
x x 16.51
28 AJefferson Sabino Brazil 16.12
(+0.6)
16.45
(+1.0)
x 16.45
29 BColomba Fofana France 16.42
(+1.2)
15.47
(+0.6)
x 16.42
30 ARoman Valiyev Kazakhstan x16.20
(+0.6)
15.93
(+0.3)
16.20
31 AIbrahim Mohamdein Aboubaker Qatar 16.03
(+0.4)
16.02
(+1.4)
15.90
(+0.1)
16.03
32 BHugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon 16.01
(+0.3)
14.98
(+0.6)
x 16.01
33 BAarik Wilson United States x15.51
(+0.8)
15.97
(+0.9)
15.97
34 BGu Junjie China 15.94
(+1.0)
15.87
(+0.8)
x 15.94
35 BRenjith Maheshwary India 15.77
(+0.5)
x 15.51
(0.5)
15.77
36 AZhong Minwei China 15.59
(+0.4)
x 14.91
(0.8)
15.59
37 ARedzep Selman Macedonia 14.98
(+0.5)
15.29
(+1.6)
15.28
(+0.2)
15.29
BNdiss Kaba Badji Senegal x x - NM
BTarik Bouguetaïb Morocco x x x NM

Final

Rank Name Nationality 123456Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Nelson Évora Portugal 17.3117.56x17.6717.2416.5217.67SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Phillips Idowu Great Britain 17.5117.3117.62x17.2616.4117.62SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Leevan Sands Bahamas 16.9116.5517.5917.2617.32x17.59NR
4 Arnie David Giralt Cuba 17.2717.5217.2417.48x17.0817.52PB
5 Marian Oprea Romania 17.22xxxx16.6917.22
6 Jadel Gregório Brazil 17.1416.5513.7916.8316.7817.2017.20
7 Onochie Achike Great Britain 16.74x17.17x17.04x17.17
8 Viktor Kuznyetsov Ukraine 16.7116.87x16.8116.48x16.87
9 Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia 16.7916.3715.63 16.79
10 Yanxi Li China 15.9316.3516.77 16.77
11 Momchil Karailiev Bulgaria 16.4816.3916.38 16.48
12 Héctor Dairo Fuentes Cuba 15.92x16.28 16.28

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
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