2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Triple Jump
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Medalists

Gold
Phillips Idowu
Phillips Idowu
Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...

 
Silver
Arnie David Giralt 
Bronze
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...

 

Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 16.95m or at least best 8 qualified
Pos |Athlete |Country |Mark |Q |Attempts
1 2 3
1 Arnie David Giralt  17.20 SB Q 17.20
2 Aarik Wilson
Aarik Wilson
Aarik Wilson is an American long jumper and triple jumper. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana....

 
17.17 SB Q 16.74 17.13
3 Dmitrij Valukevic
Dmitrij Valukevic
Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...

 
17.13 SB Q 17.13
4 Phillips Idowu
Phillips Idowu
Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...

 
17.05 Q 16.86 17.05
5 Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record...

 
16.96 Q 16.96
6 Osniel Tosca
Osniel Tosca
Osniel Tosca is a Cuban triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.52 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Caracas.-Achievements:-References:...

 
16.93 q 16.82 16.93 16.93
7 Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...

 
16.93 q 16.93 16.73 X
8 Danil Burkenya
Danil Burkenya
Danil Sergeyevich Burkenya is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in triple jump. He was a long jumper before taking up triple jumping in 2004, and the same year he won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:...

 
16.83 q 16.83 15.20 16.40
9 Randy Lewis
Randy Lewis (athlete)
Randy Lewis is a Grenadian athlete competing in the triple jump. He represented Grenada at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, and has also competed at World Championship level indoors and outdoors. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. His personal best jump is 17.49...

 
16.77 15.46 X 16.77
10 Andrés Capellán  16.67 PB X X 16.67
11 Kenta Bell
Kenta Bell
Kenta Bell is an American track and field athlete who competes mainly in the triple jump. He won this event at the 2001 Universiade and the 2003 national championship...

 
16.66 16.17 16.37 16.66
12 Leevan Sands
Leevan Sands
Leevan Sands is a Bahamian triple jumper. He was born in Nassau.His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...

 
16.31 15.76 16.31 16.24
13 Gu Junjie  16.25 16.21 16.08 16.25
14 Evgeniy Plotnir  16.21 16.21 X 16.20
15 Xhong Minwei  15.88 SB 15.74 15.88 X

Final

Pos |Athlete |Country |Mark |Attempts
1 2 3 4 5 6
Phillips Idowu
Phillips Idowu
Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper...

 
17.75 WL 17.10 17.75 17.56 17.45 - X
Arnie David Giralt  17.47 PB 17.43 17.47 X 16.97 - X
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora
Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...

 
17.27 X 17.26 17.27 17.26 16.76 X
4 Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato
Fabrizio Donato is an Italian athlete competing in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump. He is known for winning gold medals at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the latter in a new championship record of 17.59 metres. He is the Italian record...

 
17.27 SB X 17.10 X 17.27 X X
5 Dmitrij Valukevic
Dmitrij Valukevic
Dmitrij Vaľukevič is a Belarusian-born Slovak triple jumper. He is son of Gennadiy Valyukevich.-Achievements:-References:*...

 
17.14 SB 16.88 X X 17.14 X X
6 Osniel Tosca
Osniel Tosca
Osniel Tosca is a Cuban triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.52 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Caracas.-Achievements:-References:...

 
17.13 SB 17.06 17.13 X 16.84 17.04 16.62
7 Aarik Wilson
Aarik Wilson
Aarik Wilson is an American long jumper and triple jumper. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana....

 
16.88 X 16.88 X X 16.41 16.87
8 Danil Burkenya
Danil Burkenya
Danil Sergeyevich Burkenya is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in triple jump. He was a long jumper before taking up triple jumping in 2004, and the same year he won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:...

16.84 16.84 15.30 16.35 X 16.31 15.62
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