Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed.[1]
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 19–21 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 15.52 |  |
New York (USA) | May 30, 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 14.92 | |
London (GBR) | July 25, 1908 |
(*) Dan Ahearn set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at this Olympics he represented the United States.
Results
The best six triple jumpers qualified for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | |||
| 1 |  | 14.505 | 1 | 14.505 |
| 2 |  | 14.16 | 3 | 14.48 |
| 3 | | 14.19 | 2 | 14.27 |
| 4 | | 13.86 | 5 | 14.175 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 14.00 | 4 | 14.17 |
| 6 | | 13.75 | 6 | 14.08 |
| 7 | | 13.74 | ||
| 8 | | 13.675 | ||
| 9 |  | 13.64 | ||
| 10 | | 13.63 | ||
| 11 | | 13.59 | ||
| 12 | | 13.52 | ||
| 13 | | 13.34 | ||
| 14 | | 13.15 | ||
| 15 | | 13.04 | ||
| 16 |  | 12.925 | ||
| 17 | | 12.65 | ||
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12.60 | ||
| 19 | | 12.475 | ||
| 20 |  | NM | ||
| NM | |||
References
- "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
Sources
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.
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