Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
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The Men's Triple Jump
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
had an entrylist of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups (28 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on August 4, 1984. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final.
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...
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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had an entrylist of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups (28 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on August 4, 1984. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
World Record | 17.89 m | October 15, 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Olympic Record | 17.39 m | October 17, 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 1 | 17.36 | — | — | 17.36 m | ||
2 | 2 | align=left | |17.01 | — | — | 17.01 m | |
3 | 4 | align=left | |16.30 | 16.45 | 16.85 | 16.85 m | |
4 | 11 | align=left | |X | 15.64 | 16.40 | 16.40 m | |
5 | 12 | align=left | |X | 15.91 | 16.18 | 16.18 m | |
6 | 14 | align=left | |16.02 | 16.14 | 15.00 | 16.14 m | |
7 | 15 | align=left | |16.13 | 16.11 | 15.98 | 16.13 m | |
8 | 18 | align=left | |15.97 | X | 14.99 | 15.97 m | |
9 | 19 | align=left | |15.26 | 15.92 | X | 15.92 m | |
10 | 20 | align=left | |15.83 | 15.90 | X | 15.90 m | |
11 | 21 | align=left | |15.57 | X | 15.88 | 15.88 m | |
12 | 22 | align=left | |15.64 | X | 15.66 | 15.66 m | |
13 | 25 | align=left | |15.32 | 14.95 | 14.98 | 15.32 m | |
14 | 28 | align=left | |13.88 | 14.12 | 14.19 | 14.19 m |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
1 | 3 | 16.93 | — | — | 16.93 m | ||
2 | 5 | align=left | |16.27 | 16.68 | — | 16.68 m | |
3 | 6 | align=left | |16.64 | — | — | 16.64 m | |
4 | 7 | align=left | |16.38 | 16.61 | — | 16.61 m | |
5 | 8 | align=left | |16.60 | — | — | 16.60 m | |
6 | 9 | align=left | |X | 16.12 | 16.59 | 16.59 m | |
7 | 10 | align=left | |15.72 | 16.48 | X | 16.48 m | |
8 | 13 | align=left | |16.01 | 16.15 | X | 16.15 m | |
9 | 16 | align=left | |16.12 | 15.86 | 15.14 | 16.12 m | |
10 | 17 | align=left | |X | X | 16.02 | 16.02 m | |
11 | 23 | align=left | |15.55 | 15.29 | 14.99 | 15.55 m | |
12 | 24 | align=left | |15.54 | X | X | 15.54 m | |
13 | 26 | 14.44 | X | X | 14.44 m | ||
14 | 27 | align=left | |14.36 | 14.39 | X | 14.39 m | |
— | — | align=left | |— | — | — | DNS |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
17.26 | 17.04 | 16.83 | — | 16.94 | 17.04 | 17.26 m | |||
16.91 | X | 17.18 | X | X | X | 17.18 m | |||
16.72 | 16.87 | X | 16.63 | 16.67 | 16.81 | 16.87 m | |||
4 | 16.83 | 16.71 | 16.16 | X | 16.33 | 16.40 | 16.83 m | ||
5 | 16.04 | 16.77 | 16.38 | 16.58 | 16.28 | 16.75 | 16.77 m | ||
6 | 16.23 | 16.75 | X | X | 16.33 | 16.51 | 16.75 m | ||
7 | 14.84 | 16.67 | — | — | — | — | 16.67 m | ||
8 | 16.64 | X | 15.89 | — | X | 16.66 | 16.66 m | ||
9 | 16.36 | 16.64 | 16.61 | 16.12 | 16.57 | 16.32 | 16.64 m | ||
10 | 16.35 | 16.05 | 16.40 | 16.40 m | |||||
11 | 15.52 | 15.74 | 16.07 | 16.07 m | |||||
12 | 15.99 | 15.69 | — | 15.99 m |
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThe final of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on 10 September 1982.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-See also:...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThese are the official results of the men's triple jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.-Medalists:...
- 1986 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThe final of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on 30 August 1986.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-See also:...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThese are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.-Medalists:...