Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
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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 |
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| 1 | A | Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper... |
17.44 (+1.0) |
17.44 | Q | |||
| 2 | A | 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... |
17.34 (+1.1) |
17.34 | Q, SB | |||
| 3 | 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.... |
16.93 (+0.6) |
16.83 (-0.5) |
17.30 (+0.6) |
17.30 | Q, PB | |
| 4 | A | Arnie David Giralt | 17.30 (+0.9) |
17.30 | Q | |||
| 5 | B | 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... |
17.25 (+0.5) |
17.25 | Q | |||
| 6 | 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:... |
16.79 (+1.8) |
16.85 (+1.2) |
17.23 (+0.4) |
17.23 | Q | |
| 7 | B | 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... |
17.18 (+1.1) |
17.18 | Q | |||
| 8 | A | Marian Oprea Marian Oprea Marian Oprea is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.... |
16.99 (-0.1) |
17.17 (-0.7) |
17.17 | Q | ||
| 9 | A | 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... |
17.15 (+0.4) |
17.15 | Q | |||
| 10 | B | Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dayron Fuentes Valdés is a male triple jumper from Cuba. His personal best jump is 17.43 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Havana. In the long jump he has 7.94 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Barquisimeto, and 7.95 metres indoors, achieved in February 2008 in... |
16.73 (+0.3) |
16.42 (+0.8) |
17.14 (+1.1) |
17.14 | Q | |
| 11 | B | 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:... |
17.06 (+0.4) |
17.12 (+0.6) |
17.12 | Q | ||
| 12 | A | Viktor Kuznyetsov | 16.70 (+0.8) |
17.11 (+0.1) |
17.11 | Q | ||
| 13 | A | 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... |
17.09 (+0.6) |
16.92 (+0.1) |
17.09 | |||
| 14 | A | Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*... |
16.86 (+0.4) |
17.08 (+0.5) |
17.08 | |||
| 15 | 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... |
17.06 (+0.6) |
17.06 | ||||
| 16 | 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:... |
17.00 (+0.9) |
16.55 (+0.5) |
16.29 (+0.5) |
17.00 | SB | |
| 17 | B | Aleksandr Petrenko Aleksandr Petrenko Aleksandr Petrenko is a Russian triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.09 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*... |
16.84 (+0.6) |
16.97 (+1.1) |
16.74 (+0.9) |
16.97 | ||
| 18 | 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... |
16.68 (+0.4) |
14.68 (+1.0) |
16.88 (+0.4) |
16.88 | ||
| 19 | A | Rafeeq Curry | 16.23 (+1.7) |
16.88 (+0.4) |
16.88 | |||
| 20 | B | 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... |
16.45 (+0.8) |
16.68 (+1.2) |
16.72 (+0.1) |
16.72 | ||
| 21 | 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... |
16.10 (+0.4) |
16.70 (+0.1) |
16.70 | |||
| 22 | B | Danil Burkenya Danil Burkenya Danil Sergeyevich Burkenya is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in triple jump. He was a long jumper before taking up triple jumping in 2004, and the same year he won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:... |
16.44 (+0.5) |
16.69 (+1.0) |
15.65 (+0.5) |
16.69 | ||
| 23 | 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:... |
16.37 (+0.6) |
16.65 (+1.0) |
16.48 (+0.5) |
16.65 | ||
| 24 | B | 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... |
16.62 (+0.5) |
16.62 | ||||
| 25 | 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... |
16.55 (+0.9) |
16.17 (0.0) |
16.55 | |||
| 26 | 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.... |
16.52 (+0.4) |
16.52 | ||||
| 27 | A | Dzmitry Platnitski | 16.51 (+0.1) |
16.51 | ||||
| 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,... |
16.12 (+0.6) |
16.45 (+1.0) |
16.45 | |||
| 29 | B | Colomba Fofana Colomba Fofana Colomba Fofana is a French triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.34 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Forbach. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Indoor Championships, without reaching the final.... |
16.42 (+1.2) |
15.47 (+0.6) |
16.42 | |||
| 30 | A | Roman Valiyev Roman Valiyev Roman Valiyev is a Kazakhstani triple jumper.He finished fourth at the 2005 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.... |
16.20 (+0.6) |
15.93 (+0.3) |
16.20 | |||
| 31 | A | Ibrahim Mohamdein Aboubaker Ibrahim Mohamdein Aboubaker Ibrahim Mohamdein Aboubaker is a Qatari triple jumper.He won the 1999 World Youth Championships, finished eighth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and sixth at the 2006 Asian Games. At the 2006 Asian Games he also finished tenth in the long jump... |
16.03 (+0.4) |
16.02 (+1.4) |
15.90 (+0.1) |
16.03 | ||
| 32 | 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... |
16.01 (+0.3) |
14.98 (+0.6) |
16.01 | |||
| 33 | B | Aarik Wilson Aarik Wilson Aarik Wilson is an American long jumper and triple jumper. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.... |
15.51 (+0.8) |
15.97 (+0.9) |
15.97 | |||
| 34 | B | Gu Junjie | 15.94 (+1.0) |
15.87 (+0.8) |
15.94 | |||
| 35 | B | Renjith Maheshwary Renjith Maheshwary In this Indian name, the name Maheshwary is a matronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Renjith.Renjith Maheshwary is an Indian triple jumper. He finished fourth at the 2006 Asian Games and won the 2007 Asian Championships... |
15.77 (+0.5) |
15.51 (0.5) |
15.77 | |||
| 36 | A | Zhong Minwei Zhong Minwei Zhong Minwei is a Chinese triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.27 metres, achieved in June 2007 in Jinan.He won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without... |
15.59 (+0.4) |
14.91 (0.8) |
15.59 | |||
| 37 | A | Redzep Selman | 14.98 (+0.5) |
15.29 (+1.6) |
15.28 (+0.2) |
15.29 | ||
Ndiss Kaba Badji
Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships...
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Tarik Bouguetaïb
Tarik Bouguetaïb is a Moroccan long jumper and triple jumper. He was born in Casablanca.In the long jump he finished thirteenth at the 2006 African Championships...
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Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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| 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... |
17.31 | |17.56 | |17.67 | 17.24 | 16.52 | 17.67 | SB | |||
| Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper... |
17.51 | 17.31 | 17.62 | 17.26 | 16.41 | 17.62 | SB | |||
| 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... |
16.91 | 16.55 | 17.59 | 17.26 | 17.32 | 17.59 | NR | |||
| 4 | Arnie David Giralt | 17.27 | 17.52 | 17.24 | 17.48 | 17.08 | 17.52 | PB | ||
| 5 | Marian Oprea Marian Oprea Marian Oprea is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters.... |
17.22 | 16.69 | 17.22 | ||||||
| 6 | 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... |
17.14 | 16.55 | 13.79 | 16.83 | 16.78 | 17.20 | 17.20 | ||
| 7 | 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... |
16.74 | 17.17 | 17.04 | 17.17 | |||||
| 8 | Viktor Kuznyetsov | 16.71 | 16.87 | 16.81 | 16.48 | 16.87 | ||||
| 9 | 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:... |
16.79 | 16.37 | 15.63 | 16.79 | |||||
| 10 | Yanxi Li | 15.93 | 16.35 | 16.77 | 16.77 | |||||
| 11 | 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:... |
16.48 | 16.39 | 16.38 | 16.48 | |||||
| 12 | Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dairo Fuentes Héctor Dayron Fuentes Valdés is a male triple jumper from Cuba. His personal best jump is 17.43 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Havana. In the long jump he has 7.94 metres outdoors, achieved in May 2008 in Barquisimeto, and 7.95 metres indoors, achieved in February 2008 in... |
15.92 | 16.28 | 16.28 | ||||||