The men's triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

 at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

was held t the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora

Nelson Évora

Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...

 leading with 17.66 metres and all three athletes of the Cuban team

Cuba at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Cuba will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 35 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards...

 having jumped over 17.60 m in the season. The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu

Phillips Idowu

Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...

, who was keen make up for his loss to Évora in the 2008 Olympics. The Olympic medallists Évora, Idowu, and Leevan Sands

Leevan Sands

Leevan Sands is a Bahamian triple jumper. He was born in Nassau.His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...

, and the Cuban trio of David Giralt

David Giralt

David Giralt Agramonte is a Cuban long jumper. His personal best jump was 8.22 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Montreal. He is the father of triple jumper Arnie David Giralt.-Achievements:-References:...

, Yoandris Betanzos and Alexis Copello

Alexis Copello

Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...

, were judged to be the strongest competitors entering the competition.

In the qualifying rounds, Évora and Idowu were the first to pass the automatic qualifying mark of 17.15 metres, recording bests of 17.44 and 17.32 m respectively. Chinese jumper Li Yanxi

Li Yanxi

Li Yanxi is a Chinese triple jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and won the 2006 Asian Games....

 was the third through the qualifying mark, and Sands and Giralt soon followed. The qualfying was not of the same standard as the 2008 Olympic final, as Copello and Dmitrij Valukevic

Dmitrij Valukevic

Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...

 rounded out the top twelve competitors with jumps under 17 m.

In the final, Olympic champion Évora set the standard with a first jump of 17.54 m, Idowu also started well with a jump of 17.51 m. Giralt and Sands moved into third and fourth with jumps around the 17.2 m mark. Évora led the competition until round three, where Idowu produced a personal best and world-leading jump of 17.73 m to take the top spot. A large jump by Alexis Copello followed, but he was given the red flag, indicating a foul. Sands' season's best jump of 17.32 m moved him into the third medal spot, but it was Copello's final jump of 17.36 m that took the bronze medal. Évora's best also came in the final round, but the 17.55-metre jump did not rival that of Idowu. It was the thirty-one-year-old Briton's first ever major title, building on his silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record		18.29	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	7 August 1995
Championship record		18.29	Gothenburg, Sweden	7 August 1995
World leading		17.66	Belém Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	24 May 2009
African record		17.37	Khemisset Khemisset Khemisset is a city in Morocco, population 111,971 . It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat and Meknès , and is the capital of the province Zemmour.... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...	14 July 2007
Asian record		17.35	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	5 June 1994
North American record		18.09	Atlanta, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	27 July 1996
South American record		17.90	Belém Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	20 May 2007
European record		18.29	Gothenburg, Sweden	7 August 1995
Oceanian record		17.46	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	7 August 1982

• Phillips Idowu
  Phillips Idowu
  Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...
  
   beat Évora's world leading mark in the competition, jumping 17.73 metres.

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
17.10m	16.65m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
16 August 2009	19:00	Qualification
18 August 2009	18:05	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 17.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	B	Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...		17.44			17.44	Q
	A	Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...		17.10	17.32		17.32	Q
	B	Li Yanxi Li Yanxi Li Yanxi is a Chinese triple jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and won the 2006 Asian Games....		16.78	17.27		17.27	Q, SB
	A	Leevan Sands Leevan Sands Leevan Sands is a Bahamian triple jumper. He was born in Nassau.His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...		17.02	16.84	17.20	17.20	Q, SB
	A	Arnie David Giralt		16.92		17.15	17.15	Q
	B	Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010....			17.11		17.11	q, SB
	A	Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev is a Bulgarian triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.41 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Sofia.-Achievements:-External links:...			16.87	17.07	17.07	q
	B	Jadel Gregório Jadel Gregório Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001, and never finished lower than 6th place.He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics...		17.06		15.48	17.06	q
	A	Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Igorevich Spasovkhodskiy is a Russian triple jumper. He is best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships, which he took with a personal best jump of 17.44 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		16.87	16.84	17.02	17.02	q
10	A	Nathan Douglas Nathan Douglas Nathan James Douglas is an English athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres...		17.00		16.90	17.00	q
11	B	Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...		16.99	16.78	16.98	16.99	q
12	A	Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...		16.96	16.69	16.85	16.96	q
13	A	Onochie Achike Onochie Achike Onochie Achike is an English athlete of Nigerian origin. He was born in Islington, London.A former rugby player, Achike eventually specialized in triple jump and won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games...		16.88	16.94		16.94
14	B	Brandon Roulhac Brandon Roulhac Brandon Roulhac is an American triple jumper.He finished sixth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....		16.78	16.56	16.94	16.94
15	A	Fabrizio Schembri Fabrizio Schembri Fabrizio Schembri is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He was born in Saronno.-External links:...		16.88	16.88		16.88
16	B	Tosin Oke Tosin Oke Tosin Oke is a Nigerian triple jumper. He formerly represented Britain & is sponsored by Mizuno.He began competing in 1997 for Cambridge Harriers, South-east London, and was coached by Guy Spencer...		16.87	16.82		16.87	PB
17	A	Yoandris Betanzos				16.77	16.77
18	B	Randy Lewis Randy Lewis (athlete) Randy Lewis is a Grenadian athlete competing in the triple jump. He represented Grenada at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also competed at World Championship level indoors and outdoors. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. His personal best jump is 17.49...		16.73	13.38	16.52	16.73
19	B	Mykola Savolaynen Mykola Savolaynen Mykola Savolaynen is a Ukrainian triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.08 metres, achieved in August 2002 in Donetsk.-Achievements:He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, but failed to progress from his pool.-External links:...		16.68	16.64	16.72	16.72
20	B	Hugo Chila Hugo Chila Hugo Dionisio Chila Ayoví is an Ecuadorian long jumper and triple jumper.He set a personal best and Ecuadorian record of 16.70 m in the triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He bettered this at the 2009 Bolivarian Games, jumping 17.03 m for the gold and a Games record...		16.34	16.70	16.52	16.70	NR Ecuadorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ecuador maintained by Ecuador's national athletics federation: Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...
21	B	Hugo Mamba-Schlick Hugo Mamba-Schlick Hugo Lucien Mamba-Schlick is a Cameroonian triple jumper.He finished sixth at the 2006 African Championships won the silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games and won the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching...		16.21	16.06	16.63	16.63	SB
22	B	Walter Davis		16.27	16.62	15.87	16.62
23	A	Dzmitry Dziatsuk Dzmitry Dziatsuk -Achievements:-References:...		16.58	16.15		16.58
24	A	Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon Kim Deok-Hyeon is a South Korean triple jumper.He won bronze medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games, the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships and finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships...			16.02	16.58	16.58
25	B	Alwyn Jones Alwyn Jones (athlete) Alwyn Jones is an Australian triple jumper.He finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and finished eighth at the 2006 World Cup....		16.20	16.57	16.50	16.57
26	A	Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko is a Ukrainian triple jumper.He finished twelfth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final....		16.29	16.52	16.54	16.54
27	A	Julian Reid		16.41	16.49	16.16	16.49
28	A	Jefferson Sabino Jefferson Sabino Jefferson Sabino is a Brazilian triple jumper.He finished sixth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2007 Pan American Games. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 17.22 metres,...			16.24	16.34	16.34
29	A	Samyr Laine			16.06	16.34	16.34
30	A	Kenta Bell Kenta Bell Kenta Bell is an American track and field athlete who competes mainly in the triple jump. He won this event at the 2001 Universiade and the 2003 national championship...			16.32	16.18	16.32
31	B	Viktor Yastrebov Viktor Yastrebov Viktor Anatoliyovych Yastrebov is an Ukrainian triple jumper.He finished seventh in the triple jump final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics but failed to progress from his pool....			16.31	16.15	16.31
32	B	Evgeniy Plotnir		16.13	16.29	15.96	16.29
33	B	Dimitrios Tsiamis Dimitrios Tsiamis Dimitrios Tsiamis is a Greek triple jumper.He finished eighth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.- Personal bests :-Achievements:-External links:...		15.68	16.23		16.23
34	B	Daniele Greco Daniele Greco Daniele Greco is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump. He was born in Nardò.-External links:...		16.18			16.18
35	B	Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009. He was the triple jump gold medallist at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games...		16.13		16.01	16.13
36	B	Mantas Dilys Mantas Dilys Mantas Dilys is a Lithuanian triple jumper, who also competed as decathlete. Hes personal record is 16.68 metres, reached at 2009 in Kaunas.He represented Lithuania in 2009 World Championships in Athletics without reaching the final....		16.09	16.02	15.70	16.09
37	A	Mohamed Youssef Salman			16.05	15.71	16.05
38	B	Lauri Leis Lauri Leis Lauri Leis is an Estonian triple jumper.He finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final....		15.28	15.98	15.84	15.98
39	B	Leonardo Elisiario dos Santos		15.95		15.85	15.95
40	A	Vladimir Letnicov Vladimir Letnicov Vladimir Letnicov is a Moldovan triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.06 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Belgrade.He finished ninth at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and eighth at the 2005 Summer Universiade...		15.28	15.77	15.88	15.88
41	A	Fabrizio Donato Fabrizio Donato Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record...		15.81			15.81	SB
42	A	Andrés Capellán		15.35	15.80	15.67	15.80
43	B	Nguyen Van Hung Nguyen Van Hung (athlete) Nguyen Van Hung is a Vietnamese track and field athlete specializing in the triple jump. He competed in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, failing to qualify for the final, and finished fifth in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games...			15.03	15.56	15.56
44	B	Si Kuan Wong			14.78	14.71	14.78

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Yochai Halevi

Yochai Halevi is an Israeli long jumper and triple jumper.Halevi is Jewish. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best long jump is 7.99 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Tel Aviv. His personal best triple jump is 16.77 metres, achieved in July 2011 in...

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Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...		17.51	17.44	17.73				17.73	WL
	Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...		17.54		17.38		17.33	17.55	17.55
	Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...		17.06	17.19	14.82		17.04	17.36	17.36
	Leevan Sands Leevan Sands Leevan Sands is a Bahamian triple jumper. He was born in Nassau.His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...		17.20	17.08	16.96	17.05	17.32	16.99	17.32	SB
	Arnie David Giralt		17.26	17.18		17.19	17.01	17.06	17.26
	Li Yanxi Li Yanxi Li Yanxi is a Chinese triple jumper.He won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, finished fourth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and won the 2006 Asian Games....		16.95	16.92	14.23	17.23		16.75	17.23
	Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Spasovkhodskiy Igor Igorevich Spasovkhodskiy is a Russian triple jumper. He is best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships, which he took with a personal best jump of 17.44 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...		16.73	16.91	14.66	14.75	16.37		16.91
	Jadel Gregório Jadel Gregório Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001, and never finished lower than 6th place.He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics...			16.89	16.84	16.70			16.89
	Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev Momchil Karailiev is a Bulgarian triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.41 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Sofia.-Achievements:-External links:...		16.82	16.78	16.81				16.82
10	Nathan Douglas Nathan Douglas Nathan James Douglas is an English athlete who specialises in the triple jump. He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg with a jump of 17.21 metres...		16.78	15.44	16.79				16.79
11	Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010....			16.79					16.79
12	Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...				16.54				16.54

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)