Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 23 September 1988 (qualifications)
24 September 1988 (final)
Competitors 45 from 33 nations
Winning distance 17.61 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Khristo Markov
 Bulgaria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Igor Lapshin
 Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Kovalenko
 Soviet Union

The Men's triple jump event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 45 competitors, with two qualifying groups (45 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Saturday September 24, 1988.[1]

Medalists

GoldKhristo Markov
 Bulgaria
SilverIgor Lapshin
 Soviet Union
BronzeAleksandr Kovalenko
 Soviet Union

Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Record Willie Banks (USA)17.97 m June 16, 1985United States Indianapolis, United States
Olympic Record Viktor Saneyev (URS)17.39 m October 17, 1968Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record Khristo Markov (BUL)17.61 m September 24, 1988South Korea Seoul, South Korea

Qualification Round

RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Aleksandr Kovalenko (URS) 17.24 m
2.  Jacek Pastusinski (POL) 16.66 m
3.  Ivan Slanar (TCH) 16.59 m
4.  Willie Banks (USA) 16.57 m
5.  Joseph Taiwo (NGR) 16.42 m
6.  Norifumi Yamashita (JPN) 16.29 m
7.  Vernon Samuels (GBR) 16.28 m
8.  George Wright (CAN) 16.09 m
9.  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 15.88 m
10.  José Quiñaliza (ECU) 15.86 m
11.  Frank Rutherford (BAH) 15.84 m
12.  Nai Hui-Fang (TPE) 15.74 m
13.  Abdul Marzouk Al-Yoha (KUW) 15.72 m
14.  Robert Cannon (USA) 15.69 m
15.  Lotfi Khaïda (ALG) 15.68 m
16.  José Leitão (POR) 15.60 m
17.  Ernesto Torres (PUR) 15.59 m
18.  Abcelvio Rodrigues (BRA) 15.13 m
19.  Lennox Adams (VIN) 14.73 m
20.  Paulo Noronha (MOZ) 14.71 m
21.  Devon Hyde (BIZ) 14.09 m
—  Béla Bakosi (HUN) DNS


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Igor Lapshin (URS) 17.37 m
2.  Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.00 m
3.  Khristo Markov (BUL) 16.91 m
4.  Norbert Elliott (BAH) 16.43 m
5.  Charles Simpkins (USA) 16.35 m
6.  Didier Falise (BEL) 16.35 m
7.  Chen Yanping (CHN) 16.25 m
8.  Andrzej Grabarczyk (POL) 16.24 m
9.  John Herbert (GBR) 16.18 m
10.  Francis Dodoo (GHA) 16.17 m
11.  Edrick Floreal (CAN) 16.11 m
12.  Patterson Johnson (BAH) 16.03 m
13.  Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) 15.95 m
14.  Jorge da Silva (BRA) 15.95 m
15.  Park Young-Jun (KOR) 15.86 m
16.  Ricardo Valiente (PER) 15.59 m
17.  Brian Wellman (BER) 15.47 m
18.  Fathi Aboud (LBA) 15.13 m
19.  Haider Ali Shah (PAK) 14.88 m
20.  Toyi Simklina (TOG) 13.92 m
—  António dos Santos (ANG) DNF
—  Milan Mikulas (TCH) DNF
—  James Browne (ANT) DNF

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st, gold medalist(s) Khristo Markov (BUL) 17.61 X 15.71 17.54 X 17.10 17.61 mOR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Igor Lapshin (URS) 16.75 17.09 X X X 17.52 17.52 m
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Kovalenko (URS) 17.42 17.40 X X — X 17.42 m
4 Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.38 X X 17.31 X 16.61 17.38 m
5 Charles Simpkins (USA) 16.62 X X — X 17.29 17.29 m
6 Willie Banks (USA) X 17.03 16.90 — 16.86 X 17.03 m
7 Ivan Slanař (TCH) 16.58 16.75 16.59 X X 16.24 16.75 m
8 Jacek Pastusiński (POL) 16.72 X X X 16.50 16.56 16.72 m
9 Joseph Taiwo (NGR) X 16.46 16.2716.46 m
10 Norbert Elliott (BAH) 16.19 X 16.0816.19 m
11 Didier Falise (BEL) 16.06 X 16.1716.17 m
12 Norifumi Yamashita (JPN) 15.62 X X15.62 m

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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