Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 4. Sixteen athletes from 12 nations competed.[1] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes.[2] Chuhei Nanbu of Japan won gold with a world record breaking jump.[3] It was Japan's second consecutive gold medal in the men's triple jump; Japan also became the third nation (after the United States and Sweden) to have two medalists in the event in the same Games as Kenkichi Oshima took bronze. Sweden took its first medal in the event since 1920 with Eric Svensson's silver.

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Svensson, Nanbu, and Oshima
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 4
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning distance15.72 WR
Medalists
Chuhei Nanbu
 Japan
Eric Svensson
 Sweden
Kenkichi Oshima
 Japan
Athletics at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m steeplemen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1928 Games were the two Japanese jumpers, gold medalist Mikio Oda and fourth-place finisher Chuhei Nanbu; they were joined this time by Kenkichi Oshima. Oda held the world record, but was injured. Nanbu was the long jump world record holder and had won bronze in that event earlier in the Games.[1]

India, Italy, and Mexico each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the ninth time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

The competition was only a final.[1][4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record Mikio Oda (JPN)15.58Tokyo, Japan27 October 1931
Olympic record Nick Winter (AUS)15.525Paris, France12 July 1924

Chuhei Nambu set the new world and Olympic records with 15.72 metres in his fifth jump.

Schedule
Date Time Round
Thursday, 4 August 193214:30Final

Results
RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Chuhei Nambu Japan15.0714.6715.2214.8915.72 WR14.8515.72WR
Erik Svensson Sweden14.2115.32X14.7014.77X15.32
Kenkichi Oshima JapanXX15.05X14.8515.1215.12
4Eamonn Fitzgerald Ireland14.8915.01Unknown15.01
5Wim Peters NetherlandsUnknown14.93
6Sol Furth United StatesUnknown14.88
7Sid Bowman United StatesUnknown14.87
8Rolland Romero United StatesUnknown14.85
9Péter Bácsalmási HungaryUnknown14.33
10Francesco Tabai ItalyUnknown14.29
11Onni Rajasaari FinlandUnknown14.20
12Mikio Oda JapanUnknown13.97
13Nikolaos Papanikolaou GreeceUnknown13.92
14Mehar Chand Dhawan IndiaUnknown13.66
15Salvador Alanís MexicoUnknown13.28
—Jack Portland CanadaXXXXXXNo mark

References
  1. "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. Official Report, p. 377.
  3. "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. Official Report, p. 448.
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