Medalists

Gold	Charles Friedek Charles Friedek Charles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres.... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  (GER)
Silver	Rostislav Dimitrov Rostislav Dimitrov Rostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49... 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)
Bronze	Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards (athlete) Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.... Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...  (GBR)

Schedule

• All times are Central European Time
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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  23.08.1999 – 18:00h	23.08.1999 – 18:00h
  Final Round
  25.08.1999 – 20:05h

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

  Q	automatic qualification
  q	qualification by rank
  DNS	did not start
  NM	no mark
  WR	world record
  AR	area record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best

Qualification

• Held on Monday 23 August 1999 with the mark set on 17.00 metres (6 + 6 athletes)

  RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
  1.		16.88 m
  2.		16.79 m
  3.		16.73 m
  4.		16.70 m
  5.		16.68 m
  6.		16.67 m
  7.		16.66 m
  8.		16.59 m
  9.		16.54 m
  10.		16.45 m
  11.		16.32 m
  12.		16.30 m
  13.		16.19 m
  14.		15.98 m
  15.		15.91 m
  16.		15.76 m
  17.		15.68 m
  18.		15.64 m
  19.		15.59 m
  —		NM

Final

RANK	FINAL	DISTANCE
		17.59 m
		17.49 m
		17.48 m
4.		17.32 m
5.		17.29 m
6.		17.10 m
7.		17.10 m
8.		17.00 m
9.		16.89 m
10.		16.88 m
11.		16.59 m
12.		16.53 m