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 maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final.[1] The event was won by Al Joyner of the United States, the nation's first title in the men's long jump since 1904 and fourth overall. Mike Conley Sr., also an American, took silver. Keith Connor's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1908. The Soviet boycott broke that nation's four-Games gold medal and eight-Games podium streaks.

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3–4 August
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning distance17.26
Medalists
Al Joyner
 United States
Mike Conley Sr.
 United States
Keith Connor
 Great Britain
Athletics at the
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Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalists from the 1980 Games were fourth-place finisher Keith Connor of Great Britain and eighth-place finisher Ken Lorraway of Australia; the Soviet jumpers were not present due to the boycott while the two men who felt they had been wronged by Soviet judging in 1980, João Carlos de Oliveira and Ian Campbell, had both suffered career-ending injuries shortly after the Moscow Games. The inaugural world champion, Zdzisław Hoffmann of Poland, was also absent due to the boycott. Mike Conley Sr. of the United States was the favorite.[2][3]

Cameroon, the People's Republic of China, Mali, Paraguay, and Togo each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 19th time, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936. In the qualifying round, each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 16.60 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. In the final round, each athlete had three jumps; the top eight received an additional three jumps, with the best of the six to count.[3][4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)17.89Mexico City, Mexico15 October 1975
Olympic record Viktor Saneyev (URS)17.39Mexico City, Mexico17 October 1968

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 198410:00Qualifying
Saturday, 4 August 198418:00Final

Results

Qualifying
RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1Mike Conley, Sr. United States17.36——17.36Q
2Eric McCalla Great Britain17.01——17.01Q
3Ajayi Agbebaku Nigeria16.93——16.93Q
4Al Joyner United States16.3016.4516.8516.85Q
5Zou Zhenxian China16.2716.68—16.68Q
6John Herbert Great Britain16.64——16.64Q
7Joseph Taiwo Nigeria16.3816.61—16.61Q
8Keith Connor Great Britain16.60——16.60Q
9Willie Banks United StatesX16.1216.5916.59q
10Hassan Badra Egypt15.7216.48X16.48q
11Peter Bouschen West GermanyX15.6416.4016.40q
12Mamadou Diallo SenegalX15.9116.1816.18q
13Dimitrios Mikhas Greece16.0116.15X16.15
14Steve Hanna Bahamas16.0216.1415.0016.14
15Dario Badinelli Italy16.1316.1115.9816.13
16Abcélvio Rodrigues Brazil16.1215.8615.1416.12
17Ralf Jaros West GermanyXX16.0216.02
18Thomas Eriksson Sweden15.97X14.9915.97
19Ken Lorraway Australia15.2615.92X15.92
20Moses Kiyai Kenya15.8315.90X15.90
21Paul Emordi Nigeria15.57X15.8815.88
22Yasushi Ueta Japan15.64X15.6615.66
23Francis Dodoo Ghana15.5515.2914.9915.55
24Park Yeong-jun South Korea15.54XX15.54
25Abdoulaye Traoré Mali15.3214.9514.9815.32
26Denou Koffi Togo14.44XX14.44
27Ernest Tché-Noubossie Cameroon14.3614.39X14.39
28Oscar Diesel Paraguay13.8814.1214.1914.19
—Ángel Carlos Gagliano ArgentinaDNS

Final

McCalla and Taiwo were tied for eighth at 16.64 metres after three jumps, so both received the additional three jumps.

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Al Joyner United States 17.26 17.04 16.83 — 16.94 17.04 17.26
Mike Conley United States 16.91 X 17.18 X X X 17.18
Keith Connor Great Britain 16.72 16.87 X 16.63 16.67 16.81 16.87
4Zou Zhenxian China 16.83 16.71 16.16 X 16.33 16.40 16.83
5Peter Bouschen West Germany 16.04 16.77 16.38 16.58 16.28 16.75 16.77
6Willie Banks United States 16.23 16.75 X X 16.33 16.51 16.75
7Ajayi Agbebaku Nigeria 14.84 16.67 — — — — 16.67
8Eric McCalla Great Britain 16.64 X 15.89 — X 16.66 16.66
9Joseph Taiwo Nigeria 16.36 16.64 16.61 16.12 16.57 16.32 16.64
10John Herbert Great Britain 16.35 16.05 16.40 Did not advance 16.40
11Hassan Badra Egypt 15.52 15.74 16.07 Did not advance 16.07
12Mamadou Diallo Senegal 15.99 15.69 — Did not advance 15.99

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.
  2. "The forgotten story of Ian Campbell". The Guardian. August 7, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 287.
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