2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump
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The Men's triple jump event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held on March 11–12.
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2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
was held on March 11–12.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Walter Davis |
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... |
Yoandris Betanzos |
Qualification
Qualifying perf. 16.95 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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| 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... |
X | 17.46 | 17.46 | Q, AR | |||
| B | 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:... |
16.84 | 17.31 | 17.31 | Q, PB | |||
| 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.... |
17.25 | 17.25 | Q | ||||
| A | Yoandris Betanzos | 16.57 | 17.22 | 17.22 | Q, SB | |||
| 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... |
17.11 | 17.11 | Q | ||||
| A | Walter Davis | 16.93 | 16.67 | 17.09 | 17.09 | Q | ||
| 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... |
 United Kingdom |
16.73 | 17.01 | 17.01 | Q, PB | ||
| A | 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:... |
16.95 | 16.95 | Q | ||||
| 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:... |
X | 16.95 | 16.95 | Q | |||
| 10 | A | 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.... |
16.47 | X | 16.89 | 16.89 | SB | |
| 11 | B | Allen Simms Allen Simms Allen 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... |
16.82 | 16.36 | 16.66 | 16.82 | NR | |
| 12 | B | Karl Taillepierre Karl Taillepierre Karl 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.... |
X | 16.80 | 16.41 | 16.80 | ||
| 13 | A | Viktor Gushchinskiy Viktor Gushchinskiy Viktor 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,... |
16.50 | X | 16.63 | 16.63 | ||
| 14 | B | Aarik Wilson Aarik Wilson Aarik Wilson is an American long jumper and triple jumper. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.... |
16.61 | X | X | 16.61 | SB | |
| 15 | A | 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.... |
X | 16.58 | X | 16.58 | ||
| 16 | B | 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,... |
16.22 | X | 16.55 | 16.55 | ||
| 17 | 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... |
16.35 | X | X | 16.35 | ||
| 18 | B | Anders Møller | 16.25 | X | 16.21 | 16.25 | ||
| 19 | A | Christopher Hercules | X | 16.25 | 16.07 | 16.25 | ||
| 20 | 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.... |
15.90 | 15.67 | 16.13 | 16.13 | ||
| 21 | A | Kim Deokhyeon | 15.83 | 15.83 | 15.99 | 15.99 | NR South Korean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Korea maintained by the Korean Association of Athletics Federations .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* *... |
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| 22 | B | Paolo Camossi Paolo Camossi Paolo Camossi is an Italian triple jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.-Career:... |
15.96 | X | X | 15.96 | ||
| 23 | B | Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Valukevic Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*... |
15.92 | X | X | 15.92 | ||
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...
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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...
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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| Walter Davis | 17.73 | 15.43 | 17.42 | 15.86 | X | – | 17.73 | PB | ||
| 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... |
X | 17.56 | 17.30 | X | X | 17.13 | 17.56 | AR | ||
| Yoandris Betanzos | 17.17 | X | X | 17.42 | X | 14.90 | 17.42 | PB | ||
| 4 | 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 | 17.01 | 16.79 | 17.23 | 17.34 | 17.32 | 17.34 | ||
| 5 | 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:... |
17.03 | 17.25 | 17.01 | 16.82 | 17.16 | 16.78 | 17.25 | ||
| 6 | 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... |
17.14 | 15.32 | X | 16.72 | X | 16.12 | 17.14 | ||
| 7 | 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... |
United Kingdom |
17.05 | 16.79 | 15.55 | 15.17 | – | X | 17.05 | PB |
| 8 | 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:... |
16.76 | 16.94 | X | – | X | X | 16.94 | ||
| 9 | 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:... |
16.87 | X | 16.63 | 16.87 | |||||