Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
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The Men's Triple Jump
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
had an entrylist of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 25, 1980. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.55 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday July 24, 1980.
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 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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had an entrylist of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 25, 1980. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.55 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday July 24, 1980.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 17.89 m | October 15, 1975 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Olympic Record | 17.39 m | October 17, 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
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Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 17.02 | — | — | 17.02 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | 16.03 | 16.69 | — | 16.69 m | ||
| 3 | 6 | 16.57 | — | — | 16.57 m | ||
| 4 | 10 | 15.99 | 16.45 | 16.22 | 16.45 m | ||
| 5 | 12 | 16.20 | 16.42 | 16.17 | 16.42 m | ||
| 6 | 13 | 16.20 | X | 16.04 | 16.20 m | ||
| 7 | 14 | X | 15.77 | 15.86 | 15.86 m | ||
| 8 | 15 | X | 15.51 | 15.68 | 15.68 m | ||
| 9 | 17 | 14.79 | — | — | 14.79 m | ||
| — | — | X | — | — | NM | ||
| — | — | X | — | — | NM | ||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 15.84 | 16.29 | 16.80 | 16.80 m | ||
| 2 | 3 | 16.77 | — | — | 16.77 m | ||
| 3 | 5 | X | 16.62 | — | 16.62 m | ||
| 4 | 6 | 16.57 | — | — | 16.57 m | ||
| 5 | 8 | 16.26 | X | 16.49 | 16.49 m | ||
| 6 | 9 | 16.21 | 16.48 | — | 16.48 m | ||
| 7 | 11 | 15.99 | 16.43 | 16.39 | 16.43 m | ||
| 8 | 16 | X | 15.35 | 15.28 | 15.35 m | ||
| 9 | 18 | X | 13.64 | 14.71 | 14.71 m | ||
| 10 | 19 | 14.51 | 14.19 | 14.59 | 14.59 m | ||
| 11 | 20 | X | 13.99 | 14.21 | 14.21 m | ||
| 12 | 21 | 13.49 | 13.60 | X | 13.60 m | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| X | 16.83 | 17.35 | X | 17.08 | 17.28 | 17.35 m | |||
| 16.85 | 16.53 | 17.04 | X | 17.07 | 17.24 | 17.24 m | |||
| 16.96 | X | 17.22 | X | X | X | 17.22 m | |||
| 4 | 16.32 | 16.64 | 16.51 | 16.87 | 14.54 | 16.48 | 16.87 m | ||
| 5 | X | 16.72 | X | X | X | X | 16.72 m | ||
| 6 | 16.12 | 16.55 | X | X | — | 16.56 | 16.56 m | ||
| 7 | X | 16.28 | 16.11 | 16.47 | 16.03 | 15.77 | 16.47 m | ||
| 8 | 16.12 | 16.44 | 16.20 | 16.40 | — | 15.70 | 16.44 m | ||
| 9 | 16.12 | 15.75 | X | 16.12 m | |||||
| 10 | 16.09 | 16.08 | 15.93 | 16.09 m | |||||
| 11 | 15.90 | X | 16.03 | 16.03 m | |||||
| — | X | X | X | NM | |||||
See also
- 1976 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThe final of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on 10 September 1982.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-See also:...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple JumpThese are the official results of the men's triple jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.-Medalists:...
- 1984 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Los Angeles)Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jumpThe Men's Triple Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups before the final took place on August 4, 1984...