1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump
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The final of the Men's Triple Jump
event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on 10 September 1982.
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 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on 10 September 1982.
Medalists
| Gold |  Keith ConnorKeith Connor Keith Leroy Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964. He went on to represent Great Britain as an athlete who mainly competed in the triple jump... Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... (GBR) |
| Silver |  Vasiliy GrishchenkovVasiliy Grishchenkov Vasiliy Grishchenkov is a retired triple jumper from the Soviet Union, best known for winning the silver medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He set the world's best year performance in 1983 with a leap of 17.55 metres , achieved on June 19, 1983 in Moscow.-References:... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS) |
| Bronze |  Béla BakosiBéla Bakosi Béla Bakosi is a retired triple jumper from Hungary. He won six medals at the European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.-Achievements:-External links:... Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... (HUN) |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1982 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record | 17.89 m | October 15, 1975 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Event Record | 17.23 m | September 8, 1974 |  Rome, Italy |
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| Broken records during the 1982 European Athletics Championships | ||||
| Event Record | 17.29 m | September 10, 1982 |  Athens, Greece |
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 17.29 m | CR | ||||||||
| 17.15 m | |||||||||
| 17.04 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 16.95 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 16.82 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 16.46 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 16.32 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 16.13 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 16.05 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 16.03 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 15.95 m | ||||||||
| 12 | 15.92 m | ||||||||
See also
- 1980 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Moscow)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Los Angeles)