The men's triple jump, also known as the hop, step, and jump, was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...

 programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 15, 1912.

Twenty athletes from seven nations competed.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record	15.52	Dan Ahearn	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 30, 1911
Olympic Record	14.92	Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne Tim Ahearne was an Irish athlete who competed for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (GBR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it.... )	July 25, 1908

Results

Place	Athlete	Preliminary				Final			Best mark
		1	2	3	Rank	4	5	6
1		14.74	14.76	14.20	1st	—	14.35	14.32	14.76
2		13.58	13.90	14.51	2nd	—	14.03	—	14.51
3		—	13.46	14.17	3rd	—	13.85	14.10	14.17
4		13.63	14.14	13.34	4th				14.14
5		13.72	14.09	—	5th				14.09
6		13.27	13.90	14.06	6th				14.06
7		14.01	13.87	13.91	7th				14.01
8		13.96	13.58	13.66	8th				13.96
9		13.88	13.84	13.77	9th				13.88
10		13.81	12.76	—	10th				13.81
11		13.79	13.43	13.51	11th				13.79
12		13.14	13.57	13.74	12th				13.74
13		—	13.42	13.57	13th				13.57
14		13.12	—	13.52	14th				13.52
15		12.90	13.45	12.95	15th				13.45
		12.98	13.37	13.45	15th				13.45
17		13.33	—	12.71	17th				13.33
18		13.25			18th				13.25
19		—	12.54	12.56	19th				12.56
20		12.53	12.07	12.25	20th				12.53