Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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...

field event at the 1960 Olympic Games
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

took place on September 6.

Results

All jumpers reaching 15.50 metres advanced to the finals. All distances are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Rank	Name	Mark	Notes
1	Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt is a former Polish athlete. Having German roots, he is often referred to by the Germanized name Jozef Schmidt....	16.44	OR
2	Vladimir Goryaev Vladimir Goryaev Vladimir Goryaev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Minsk.He competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the triple jump where he won the silver medal....	16.21
3	Ryszard Malcherczyk	15.93
4	Ian Tomlinson Ian Tomlinson Ian Ross Tomlinson was an Olympic athlete from Australia. He specialised in the triple jump and long jump events during his career....	15.89
5	Manfred Hinze	15.86
6	Kari Rahkamo	15.85
7	Sten Erickson	15.76
8	Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson is a former Icelandic athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia...	15.74
9	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	15.68
10	Pier Luigi Gatti	15.66
11	Fred Alsop	15.65
12	Ira Davis Ira Davis J. Ira Davis was a infielder in Major League Baseball. He went to the University of Pennsylvania and played for the New York Giants in 1899. He remained active in the minor leagues through 1908.-External links:...	15.64
13	Adhemar da Silva Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began competing in the triple jump...	15.61
14	John Baguley	15.56
15	Vitold Kreyer Vitold Kreyer Vitold Anatolievich Kreyer was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow Oblast....	15.56
16	Enzo Cavalli	15.48
17	Bill Sharpe Bill Sharpe (athlete) William John Sharpe is retired male athlete from the United States, competing in the triple jump. A three-time Olympian he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.-References:*...	15.44
18	Tomio Ota	15.42
19	Dodyu Patarinski	15.37
20	Jörg Wischmeyer	15.23
21	Eric Battista	15.22
22	Hannu Rantala	15.11
23	Karl Thierfelder	15.08
24	Jan Jaskólski	15.04
25	Hiroshi Shibata	14.93
26	Luis Felipe Areta Luis Felipe Areta Luis Felipe Areta Sampériz is a retired Spanish triple jumper.His personal best jump was 16.36 metres, achieved in July 1968 in Estocolmo. He had a better indoor mark with 16.47 metres, achieved at the 1968 European Indoor Games in Madrid. Both marks are former Spanish records.He is a numerary of...	14.93
27	Frederico Bisson	14.76
28	Herman Stokes	14.74
29	Samuel Igun Samuel Igun Samuel Igun is a retired Olympic athlete from Nigeria. He specialised in the triple jump, high jump and long jump events during his career....	14.74
30	Rouhollah Rahmani	14.70
31	Koji Sakurai	14.59
32	A. Abdul Razzak	14.56
33	Ramón López Ramón López José Ramón López Hevia was a professional baseball player who played one season for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.-References:...	14.53
34	Muhammad Khan Muhammad Khan Muhammad Khan may refer to:Mohammad Khan Qajar , Shah of PersiaMuhammad Khan , claimant to the throne of the Ilkhanate...	14.43
35	Konstantinos Sfikas	14.32
36	Dave Norris Dave Norris David "Dave" Stanley Norris is a former New Zealand athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump.Norris competed at 5 British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1958 to 1974. Achieving success at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games winning the silver medal in the men's long...	14.30
37	Pedro Camacho Pedro Camacho Pedro Macedo Camacho, born September 4, 1979, in the city of Funchal, Portugal, is an award-winning film and video game composer.-Biography:Pedro Macedo Camacho started learning composition with Argentinean composer Roberto Pérez in his home city's Conservatoire and Arts School.After three years,...	14.21
38	Yıldıray Pağda	14.11
39	Pierre William	13.29

Final

Rank	Name	Mark	1	2	3	4	5	6	Notes
	Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt Józef Szmidt is a former Polish athlete. Having German roots, he is often referred to by the Germanized name Jozef Schmidt....	16.81	16.78	x	16.81	x	16.63	13.48	OR
	Vladimir Goryaev Vladimir Goryaev Vladimir Goryaev was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Minsk.He competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the triple jump where he won the silver medal....	16.63	16.11	16.39	15.55	16.63	16.28	x
	Vitold Kreyer Vitold Kreyer Vitold Anatolievich Kreyer was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow Oblast....	16.43	16.21	16.00	15.96	16.01	15.91	16.43
4	Ira Davis Ira Davis J. Ira Davis was a infielder in Major League Baseball. He went to the University of Pennsylvania and played for the New York Giants in 1899. He remained active in the minor leagues through 1908.-External links:...	16.41	x	16.41	x	16.13	x	16.05
5	Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson is a former Icelandic athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia...	16.37	16.37	16.06	15.90	16.24	x	16.36
6	Ryszard Malcherczyk	16.01	15.87	16.01	15.83	15.82	13.18	14.66
7	Manfred Hinze	15.93	15.93	x	15.84
8	Kari Rahkamo	15.84	15.84	x	15.71
9	Ian Tomlinson Ian Tomlinson Ian Ross Tomlinson was an Olympic athlete from Australia. He specialised in the triple jump and long jump events during his career....	15.71	15.40	15.71	13.29
10	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	15.67	15.50	15.67	14.83
11	Sten Erickson	15.49	15.49	15.32	x
12	Fred Alsop	15.49	15.49	x	x
13	John Baguley	15.22	14.88	15.16	15.22
14	Adhemar da Silva Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began competing in the triple jump...	15.07	x	14.87	15.07
-	Pier Luigi Gatti	-	x	x	x

Key: OR = Olympic record; X = foul

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