Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The Men's Triple Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups (28 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on August 4, 1984. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final.[1]

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date3–4 August
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning distance17.26
Medalists
Al Joyner
 United States
Mike Conley
 United States
Keith Connor
 Great Britain

Medalists

GoldAl Joyner
 United States
SilverMike Conley
 United States
BronzeKeith Connor
 Great Britain

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 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)17.89 m October 15, 1975 Mexico City, Mexico
Olympic Record Viktor Saneyev (URS)17.39 m October 17, 1968 Mexico City, Mexico

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
11 Mike Conley (USA)17.3617.36 m
22 Eric McCalla (GBR)17.0117.01 m
34 Al Joyner (USA)16.3016.4516.8516.85 m
411 Peter Bouschen (FRG)X15.6416.4016.40 m
512 Mamadou Diallo (SEN)X15.9116.1816.18 m
614 Steve Hanna (BAH)16.0216.1415.0016.14 m
715 Dario Badinelli (ITA)16.1316.1115.9816.13 m
818 Thomas Eriksson (SWE)15.97X14.9915.97 m
919 Ken Lorraway (AUS)15.2615.92X15.92 m
1020 Moses Kiyai (KEN)15.8315.90X15.90 m
1121 Paul Emordi (NGR)15.57X15.8815.88 m
1222 Yasushi Ueta (JPN)15.64X15.6615.66 m
1325 Abdoulaye Traoré (MLI)15.3214.9514.9815.32 m
1428 Oscar Diesel (PAR)13.8814.1214.1914.19 m

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
13 Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR)16.9316.93 m
25 Zou Zhenxian (CHN)16.2716.6816.68 m
36 John Herbert (GBR)16.6416.64 m
47 Joseph Taiwo (NGR)16.3816.6116.61 m
58 Keith Connor (GBR)16.6016.60 m
69 Willie Banks (USA)X16.1216.5916.59 m
710 Hassan Badra (EGY)15.7216.48X16.48 m
813 Dimitrios Mikhas (GRE)16.0116.15X16.15 m
916 Abcélvio Rodrigues (BRA)16.1215.8615.1416.12 m
1017 Ralf Jaros (FRG)XX16.0216.02 m
1123 Francis Dodoo (GHA)15.5515.2914.9915.55 m
1224 Park Yeong-jun (KOR)15.54X X15.54 m
1326 Denou Koffi (TOG) 14.44XX14.44 m
1427 Ernest Tché-Noubossie (CMR)14.3614.39X14.39 m
 Ángel Carlos Gagliano (ARG)DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Al Joyner (USA) 17.26 17.04 16.83 16.94 17.04 17.26 m
 Mike Conley (USA) 16.91 X 17.18 X X X 17.18 m
 Keith Connor (GBR) 16.72 16.87 X 16.63 16.67 16.81 16.87 m
4 Zou Zhenxian (CHN) 16.83 16.71 16.16 X 16.33 16.40 16.83 m
5 Peter Bouschen (FRG) 16.04 16.77 16.38 16.58 16.28 16.75 16.77 m
6 Willie Banks (USA) 16.23 16.75 X X 16.33 16.51 16.75 m
7 Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) 14.84 16.67 16.67 m
8 Eric McCalla (GBR) 16.64 X 15.89 X 16.66 16.66 m
9 Joseph Taiwo (NGR) 16.36 16.64 16.61 16.12 16.57 16.32 16.64 m
10 John Herbert (GBR) 16.35 16.05 16.4016.40 m
11 Hassan Badra (EGY) 15.52 15.74 16.0716.07 m
12 Mamadou Diallo (SEN) 15.99 15.69 15.99 m

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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