Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. Twenty triple jumpers from twelve nations competed.[1]

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 12
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Medalists
Nick Winter
 Australia
Luis Brunetto
 Argentina
Vilho Tuulos
 Finland

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 15.52 Dan Ahearn New York (USA) May 30, 1911
Olympic Record 14.92 Tim Ahearne London (GBR) July 25, 1908

In the qualification Luis Brunetto set a new Olympic record with 15.425 metres. In the final Nick Winter set a new world record with 15.525 metres.

Results

Qualification

The best six triple jumpers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.

Group 1

PlaceAthleteDistanceOverall RankQual.
1 Luis Brunetto (ARG)15.4251Q
2 Väinö Rainio (FIN)14.944Q
3 Mikio Oda (JPN)14.356Q
4 Earle Wilson (USA)14.2357
5 Ivar Sahlin (SWE)14.168
6 Willem Peters (NED)13.8611
7 Philip MacDonald (CAN)13.3314
8 Harold Langley (GBR)12.7415
9 Kiril Petrunov (BUL)12.01518
 DeHart Hubbard (USA)NM
 André Clayeux (FRA)NM

Group 2

PlaceAthleteDistanceOverall RankQual.
1 Nick Winter (AUS)15.182Q
2 Folke Jansson (SWE)14.973Q
3 Vilho Tuulos (FIN)14.845Q
4 Merwin Graham (USA)14.009
5 John O'Connor (IRL)[2]13.9910
6 John Odde (GBR)13.4012
7 Jack Higginson (GBR)13.3413
8 Ross Sheppard (CAN)12.7216
9 Louis Wilhelme (FRA)12.6617

Final

The final was held on the same day.

Three competitors were able to improve their qualification width.

PlaceAthleteQual. WidthFinal WidthDistance
1 Nick Winter (AUS)15.1815.52515.525 WR
2 Luis Brunetto (ARG)15.42515.425
3 Vilho Tuulos (FIN)14.8415.3715.37
4 Väinö Rainio (FIN)14.9415.0115.01
5 Folke Jansson (SWE)14.9714.97
6 Mikio Oda (JPN)14.3514.35

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. Sports-Reference
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