2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 10 August.[1]

Men's triple jump
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates7 August (qualification)
10 August (final)
Competitors30 from 20 nations
Winning distance17.68
Medalists
 Christian Taylor   United States
 Will Claye   United States
 Nelson Évora   Portugal
Video on YouTube
Official Video
Events at the
2017 World Championships
Track events
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800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
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3000 m
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Road events
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Field events
High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
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Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Summary

In the first round of the final, Alexis Copello (Azerjaijan) was the first over 17 metres with a jump of 17.16 metres, and Will Claye (USA) took the lead with a 17.54 metre jump. In the second round, Nelson Évora (Portugal) moved into silver medal position, until Christian Taylor (USA) took the lead with a 17.57 metre jump. That lasted until Claye's next jump, 17.63 metres, which Taylor answered with a 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) effort. None of the leaders were able to improve in the last three rounds. By the end of the competition, three jumpers had jumped 17.16 metres, their places settled by their second best jump, which in the case of Cristian Nápoles (CUB) was another 17.16 metres.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 18.29 Jonathan Edwards  GBR 7 Aug 1995 Göteborg, Sweden
Championship
World leading 18.11 Christian Taylor  USA 27 May 2017 Eugene, OR, United States
African 17.37 Tarik Bouguetaïb  MAR 14 Jul 2007 Khemisset, Morocco
Asian 17.59 Li Yanxi  CHN 26 Oct 2009 Jinan, China
NACAC 18.21 Christian Taylor  USA 27 Aug 2015 Beijing, China
South American 17.90 Jadel Gregório  BRA 20 May 2007 Belém, Brazil
European 18.29 Jonathan Edwards  GBR 7 Aug 1995 Göteborg, Sweden
Oceanian 17.46 Ken Lorraway  AUS 7 Aug 1982 London, Great Britain

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 16.80 metres.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
7 August18:35Qualification
10 August20:20Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 7 August, in two groups, both starting at 18:35.[6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 17.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[7]

RankGroupNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123
1AChris Benard United States (USA)17.2017.20Q
2AChristian Taylor United States (USA)17.1517.15Q
3BCristian Nápoles Cuba (CUB)17.0617.06Q
4AAndy Díaz Cuba (CUB)16.9616.86x16.96q
5BWill Claye United States (USA)16.9516.57x16.95q
6ANelson Évora Portugal (POR)16.6416.94x16.94q
7AAlexis Copello Azerbaijan (AZE)16.8916.8816.5316.89q
8APablo Torrijos Spain (ESP)16.5716.0016.8016.80q
9BJean-Marc Pontvianne France (FRA)16.6616.1716.7816.78q
10BYordanys Durañona Dominica (DMA)16.7116.6316.4916.71q
11AWu Ruiting China (CHN)x16.4016.6616.66q
12BLázaro Martínez Cuba (CUB)16.36x16.6616.66q
13BDonald Scott United States (USA)16.5516.6316.2716.63
14BNazim Babayev Azerbaijan (AZE)15.7616.5816.6116.61
15AMomchil Karailiev Bulgaria (BUL)x16.0116.5716.57
16BElvijs Misāns Latvia (LAT)16.5516.39x16.55
17ASimo Lipsanen Finland (FIN)16.5416.4816.4116.54
18BGeorgi Tsonov Bulgaria (BUL)16.5316.32x16.53
19ANathan Fox Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)16.2716.4916.0216.49
20BAlberto Álvarez Mexico (MEX)15.6016.4116.4816.48
21ABenjamin Compaoré France (FRA)16.4616.35x16.46
22BTroy Doris Guyana (GUY)16.43x16.2416.43
23AMiguel van Assen Suriname (SUR)16.38xx16.38
24AMelvin Raffin France (FRA)16.1814.25x16.18
25BTosin Oke Nigeria (NGR)x16.1416.1716.17
26BFang Yaoqing China (CHN)x16.17x16.17
27AMateus de Sá Brazil (BRA)16.1016.09x16.10
28BDimitrios Tsiamis Greece (GRE)16.06xx16.06
29ARyoma Yamamoto Japan (JPN)xx16.0116.01
30BClive Pullen Jamaica (JAM)xx15.6115.61
BMax Heß Germany (GER)DNS

Final

The final took place on 10 August at 20:20. The results were as follows:[8]

RankNameNationalityRoundMarkNotes
123456
Christian Taylor United States (USA)16.9717.5717.6817.2617.3817.0317.68
Will Claye United States (USA)17.5417.5217.6317.4917.53x17.63
Nelson Évora Portugal (POR)17.0217.1916.58xx16.0117.19
4Cristian Nápoles Cuba (CUB)xx17.16xx17.1617.16
5Alexis Copello Azerbaijan (AZE)17.16xx16.8716.9117.0617.16SB
6Chris Benard United States (USA)16.88x16.94xx17.1617.16
7Andy Díaz Cuba (CUB)17.13xxx–x17.13
8Jean-Marc Pontvianne France (FRA)x16.6216.79xx16.5716.79
9Wu Ruiting China (CHN)16.4716.6616.5316.66
10Pablo Torrijos Spain (ESP)16.6016.5116.5316.60
11Yordanys Durañona Dominica (DMA)16.42xx16.42
12Lázaro Martínez Cuba (CUB)x16.2516.0916.25

References
  1. Start list
  2. "Records & Lists – Triple Jump". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Records Set – Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "Triple Jump Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "Triple Jump Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Triple Jump Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "Triple Jump Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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