Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - 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...

event at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 45 competitors, with two qualifying groups (45 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Saturday September 24, 1988.

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 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record	17.97 m	June 16, 1985	Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Olympic Record	17.39 m	October 17, 1968	Mexico City, Mexico
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record	17.61 m	September 24, 1988	Seoul, South Korea

Qualification Round

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		17.24 m
2.		16.66 m
3.		16.59 m
4.		16.57 m
5.		16.42 m
6.		16.29 m
7.		16.28 m
8.		16.09 m
9.		15.88 m
10.		15.86 m
11.		15.84 m
12.		15.74 m
13.		15.72 m
14.		15.69 m
15.		15.68 m
16.		15.60 m
17.		15.59 m
18.		15.13 m
19.		14.73 m
20.		14.71 m
21.		14.09 m
—		DNS

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		17.37 m
2.		17.00 m
3.		16.91 m
4.		16.43 m
5.		16.35 m
6.		16.35 m
7.		16.25 m
8.		16.24 m
9.		16.01 m
10.		16.17 m
11.		16.11 m
12.		16.03 m
13.		15.95 m
14.		15.95 m
15.		15.86 m
16.		15.59 m
17.		15.47 m
18.		15.13 m
19.		14.88 m
20.		15.95 m
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DNF

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Result	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
		17.61	X	15.71	17.54	X	17.10	17.61 m	OR
		16.75	17.09	X	X	X	17.52	17.52 m
		17.42	17.40	X	X	—	X	17.42 m
4		17.38	X	X	17.31	X	16.61	17.38 m
5		16.62	X	X	—	X	17.29	17.29 m
6		X	17.03	16.90	—	16.86	X	17.03 m
7		16.58	16.75	16.59	X	X	16.24	16.75 m
8		16.72	X	X	X	16.50	16.56	16.72 m

9		X	16.46	16.27				16.46 m
10		16.19	X	16.08				16.19 m
11		16.06	X	16.17				16.17 m
12		15.62	X	X				15.62 m

Medalists

Abbreviations

Records

Qualification Round

Final

See also