1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump

These are the official results of 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...

event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships

1983 World Championships in Athletics

The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....

in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.

Medalists

Gold	Zdzisław Hoffmann Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (POL)
Silver	Willie Banks Willie Banks William Augustus Banks III is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Bronze	Ajayi Agbebaku Ajayi Agbebaku Ajayi Agbebaku is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the triple jump.His personal best jump was 17.26 metres, achieved in July 1983 in Edmonton. This is the Nigerian record as well as second in Africa, only behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa... Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... (NGR)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
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Final Round
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Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
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Final Round
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Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		17.89 m	October 15, 1975	Mexico City, Mexico
Event Record	New event

Final

RANK	FINAL	DISTANCE
		17.42 m
		17.18 m
		17.18 m
4.		17.13 m
5.		17.13 m
6.		17.06 m
7.		16.83 m
8.		16.76 m
9.		16.70 m
10.		16.41 m
11.		16.18 m
12.		14.96 m

Qualifying round

Held on Sunday 1983-08-07 with the mark set at 16.50 metres

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		16.80 m
2.		16.72 m
3.		16.65 m
4.		16.64 m
5.		16.58 m
6.		16.50 m
7.		16.43 m
8.		16.41 m
9.		16.17 m
10.		16.12 m
11.		16.03 m
11.		15.61 m
13.		13.96 m
14.		13.53 m

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		16.90 m
2.		16.76 m
3.		16.71 m
4.		16.57 m
5.		16.29 m
6.		16.25 m
7.		16.18 m
8.		16.07 m
9.		15.96 m
10.		15.67 m
11.		15.18 m
—		NM
—		DNS

Medalists

Schedule

Records

Final

Qualifying round

See also