1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump

These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.

Medalists

Gold	Khristo Markov Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... (BUL)
Silver	Mike Conley United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Bronze	Oleg Sakirkin Oleg Sakirkin Oleg Yevgenevich Sakirkin is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Kazakhstan. His greatest achievement came in 1987, when he won the World Championship bronze medal with a personal best jump of 17.43 metres... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS)

Schedule

All times are Central European Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
30.08.1987 – ??:??h 30.08.1987 – ??:??h
Final Round
31.08.1987 – ??:??h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
30.08.1987 – ??:??h	30.08.1987 – ??:??h
Final Round
31.08.1987 – ??:??h

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record		17.97	Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 16, 1985
Championship record		17.42	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	August 8, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		17.92 m CR
		17.67 m
		17.43 m
4.		17.38 m
5.		17.35 m
6.		17.29 m
7.		17.26 m
8.		17.23 m
9.		16.79 m
10.		16.69 m
11.		16.63 m
12.		16.58 m
—		NM

Qualifying round

Held on Sunday 1987-08-30 with the mark set at 17.00 metres

RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
1.		17.35 m
2.		17.08 m
3.		17.06 m
4.		16.73 m
5.		16.64 m
6.		16.57 m
7.		16.57 m
8.		16.51 m
9.		16.17 m
10.		15.99 m
11.		15.85 m
11.		15.76 m
13.		15.76 m
14.		15.66 m
15.		15.53 m
16.		14.62 m

RANK	GROUP B	HEIGHT
1.		17.20 m
2.		17.16 m
3.		17.01 m
4.		17.00 m
5.		16.65 m
6.		16.63 m
7.		16.49 m
8.		16.48 m
9.		16.14 m
10.		16.40 m
11.		16.37 m
12.		16.37 m
13.		16.33 m
14.		15.32 m
15.		14.78 m
—		NM

Medalists

Schedule

Records

Final

Qualifying round

See also