2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump
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The Men's Triple Jump
event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
on August 10 and August 11.
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 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Helsinki Olympic Stadium
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium , located in the Töölö district about from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the center of activities in the 1952...
on August 10 and August 11.
Medalists
| Gold |  Walter DavisWalter Davis (athletics) Walter L. Davis is an African American athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He was born in Lafayette, LouisianaDavis won the 2005 World Outdoor & 2006 World Indoor Championships.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
| Silver |  Yoandri BetanzosYoandri Betanzos Yoandri Betanzos Francis is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... (CUB) |
| Bronze |  Marian OpreaMarian 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.... Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (ROM) |
Group A
Yoandri BetanzosYoandri BetanzosYoandri Betanzos Francis is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana...
, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
17.40 Q
Leevan SandsLeevan SandsLeevan 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...
, Bahamas 17.41m Q (SB)
Walter DavisWalter Davis (athletics)Walter L. Davis is an African American athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He was born in Lafayette, LouisianaDavis won the 2005 World Outdoor & 2006 World Indoor Championships....
, United States 17.08 Q
Marian OpreaMarian OpreaMarian 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....
, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
16.81m q
Anders Møller, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
16.69m q
Dmitriy Valyukevich, SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
16.68m q
Karl TaillepierreKarl TaillepierreKarl Taillepierre is a French triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.45 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Angers. This result places him second on the all-time French performers list, behind Serge Hélan....
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
16.67m q
Vyktor Yastrebov, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
16.66m q
Nelson ÉvoraNelson ÉvoraNelson 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...
, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
16.60m
Viktor GushchinskiyViktor GushchinskiyViktor Gushchinskiy is a Russian triple jumper.He finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and seventh at the 2004 Olympic Games. He later competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 17.22 metres,...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
16.39m- Danila Burkenaya, Russia 16.35m
Kazuyoshi IshikawaKazuyoshi IshikawaKazuyoshi Ishikawa is a Japanese triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.98 metres, achieved in October 2004 in Yamaguchi....
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
16.33m
Johan MeriluotoJohan MeriluotoJohan Cristian Meriluoto is a male triple jumper from Finland. His personal best jump is 16.95 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Turku....
, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
16.01m
Konstadinos Zalaggitis, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
15.72m
Michael VelterMichael VelterMichael Velter is a Belgian triple jumper.He finished eighth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 17.00 metres, achieved...
, BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
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Group B
Jadel GregórioJadel GregórioJadel 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...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
17.20m Q
Momchil KarailievMomchil KarailievMomchil Karailiev is a Bulgarian triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.41 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Sofia.-Achievements:-External links:...
, BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
16.73m q- Kenta BellKenta BellKenta 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...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
16.72m q - Arnie David Giralt, Cuba 16.71 q
Allen SimmsAllen SimmsAllen Simms is an American triple jumper.At the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Simms finished in sixth place overall, just four inches short of making the USA Olympic team. He finished the season ranked fifth nationally...
, Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
16.63m
Nathan DouglasNathan DouglasNathan 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...
, Great BritainGreat BritainGreat 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...
16.53m- Igor SpasovkhodskiyIgor SpasovkhodskiyIgor 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:...
, Russia 16.45m 
Tarik Bougtaïb, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
16.38m- Mykola Savolainen, Ukraine 16.35m
- Hristos MeletoglouHristos MeletoglouHristos Meletoglou is a Greek triple jumper.He was born in Heinsberg, West Germany.His personal best jump is 17.19 metres, achieved in June 2001 in Bremen. This ranks him fourth among Greek triple jumpers, only behind Dimitrios Tsiamis, Konstadinos Zalaggitis and Stamatios...
, Greece 16.35m 
Paolo CamossiPaolo CamossiPaolo Camossi is an Italian triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.-Career:...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
16.23
Randy LewisRandy 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...
, GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
16.11
Charles FriedekCharles FriedekCharles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
15.75m
Yanxi Li, ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Final
- Walter Davis, United States 17.57 m SB
- Yoandri Betanzos, Cuba 17.52 m SB
- Marian Oprea, Romania 17.40 m
- Leevan Sands, Bahamas 17.39 m
- Karl Taillepierre, France 17.27 m
- Jadel Gregório, Brazil 17.20 m
- Kenta Bell, United States 17.11 m SB
- Arnie David Giralt, Cuba 17.09 m
- Vyktor Yastrebov, Ukraine 16.90 m
- Dmitriy Valyukevich, Slovakia 16.79 m
- Momchil Karailiev, Bulgaria 16.70 m
- Anders Møller, Denmark 16.16 m