Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
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.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Khristo Markov Bulgaria |
| Silver | Igor Lapshin Soviet Union |
| Bronze | Aleksandr Kovalenko Soviet Union |
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 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Willie Banks (USA) |
17.97 m | June 16, 1985 | Indianapolis, United States |
| Olympic Record |  Viktor Saneyev (URS) |
17.39 m | October 17, 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record |  Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.61 m | September 24, 1988 |  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. | 22x20px José Quiñaliza (ECU) | 15.86 m |
| 11. |  Frank Rutherford (BAH) |
15.84 m |
| 12. |  Nai Hui-Fang (TPE) |
15.74 m |
| 13. |  Marsouq Alyouhah (KUW) |
15.72 m |
| 14. | Robert Cannon (USA) |
15.69 m |
| 15. |  Lotfi Kaida (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. | 22x20px 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 Silva (BRA) |
15.95 m |
| 15. |  Park Young-Jun (KOR) |
15.86 m |
| 16. |  Ricardo Valiente (PER) |
15.59 m |
| 17. | 22x20px Brian Wellman (BER) | 15.47 m |
| 18. | 22x20px Fathi Aboud (LBA) | 15.13 m |
| 19. |  Haider Ali Shah (PAK) |
14.88 m |
| 20. |  Toyi Simklina (TOG) |
15.95 m |
| — |  Antonio Santos (ANG) |
DNF |
| — | Milan Mikulas (TCH) |
DNF |
| — |  James Browne (ANT) |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
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Khristo Markov (BUL) |
17.61 | X | 15.71 | 17.54 | X | 17.10 | 17.61 m | OR |
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Igor Lapshin (URS) |
16.75 | 17.09 | X | X | X | 17.52 | 17.52 m | |
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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 | 16.27 | 16.46 m | ||||
| 10 | Norbert Elliott (BAH) |
16.19 | X | 16.08 | 16.19 m | ||||
| 11 | Didier Falise (BEL) |
16.06 | X | 16.17 | 16.17 m | ||||
| 12 | Norifumi Yamashita (JPN) |
15.62 | X | X | 15.62 m | ||||
See also
- 1984 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Rome)
- 1990 Men's European Championships Triple Jump (Split)
- 1991 Men's World Championships Triple Jump (Tokyo)
- 1992 Men's Olympic Triple Jump (Barcelona)
References
- (English) Official Report
- (English) sports-reference
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