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 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. The competition was held on 3 & 4 of September.

Qualifying

All jumpers reaching 16.20 metres (blue) and the top 12 including ties (green) advanced to the final round.

Qualifying round

Overall	Athlete	Nationality	Group	Mark	1	2	3
1	Viktor Saneyev Viktor Saneyev Viktor Saneyev is a retired triple jumper, who competed internationally for the USSR and won four Olympic medals; three golds and one silver . He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR. He dominated the event during the late 1960s and 1970s...		B	16.85	16.85	-
2	Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel was an East German athlete, who, competing for the GDR, won the silver medal in the triple jump in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany...		A	16.57	16.57	-
3	Mansour Dia		A	16.55	16.55
4	Carol Corbu Carol Corbu Carol Corbu is a retired Romanian triple jumper. He won the 1973 European Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the European Championships outdoor....		A	16.51	15.59	15.92	16.51
5	Toshiaki Inoue		A	16.49	16.01	16.19	16.49
6	Michał Joachimowski		B	16.43	16.43
7	Nélson Prudêncio Nelson Prudêncio Nelson Prudêncio is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won one Olympic silver medal and one bronze during his career.-References:*...		B	16.42	X	X	16.42
8	Kristen Fløgstad Kristen Fløgstad Kristen Fløgstad is a former Norwegian athlete from Søgne in Vest-Agder. He represented Kristiansands IF.He won the national championships in triple jump ten times and in long jump six times , being awarded the King's Cup once...		A	16.41	X	16.41
9	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....		A	16.33	15.19	X	16.33
10	John Craft		B	16.32	15.78	16.09	16.32
11	Mikhail Bariban Mikhail Bariban Mikhail Mikhailovich Bariban ; born 25 February 1949) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR. Bariban trained at Dynamo in Krasnodar. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade....		A	16.26	16.09	16.12	16.26
12	Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié is a retired French triple jumper and Olympian who won three bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:**...		A	16.24	16.24
13	Gábor Katona Gábor Katona Gábor Katona is a retired Hungarian triple jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with Henrik Kalocsai, Zoltán...		B	16.19	16.19	15.43	14.89
14	Kosei Gushiken		B	16.19	16.19	X	X
15	Gennady Bessonov		A	16.18	16.10	15.95	16.18
16	Giuseppe Gentile Giuseppe Gentile Giuseppe Gentile is a retired Italian triple jumper, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He would later appear opposite Maria Callas in the film version of Medea-Achievements:-External links:*...		B	16.04	15.79	X	16.04
17	Esa Rinne		A	15.98	15.49	15.98	15.76
18	Václav Fišer		B	15.96	15.96	15.75	15.75
19	Heinz-Günter Schenk		B	15.91	15.54	15.91	15.41
20	Mick McGrath		A	15.90	15.40	15.90	15.32
21	Johnson Amoah		A	15.84	15.79	15.69	15.84
22	Abraham Munabi		B	15.82	14.74	15.82	X
23	Moise Pomaney Moise Pomaney Moise Atsu Pomaney is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialized in the long jump and the triple jump.Moise A. Pomaney represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich, Germany...		B	15.72	15.72	15.18	15.31
24	Pedro Pérez Pedro Pérez Pedro Pérez Dueñas is a retired triple jumper from Cuba. He set the world record in the men's triple jump event on August 5, 1971, jumping 17.40 metres in the final of the Pan American Games.-Achievements:-References:* *...		B	15.72	15.72	14.85	X
25	Milan Spasojević		A	15.69	15.63	15.69	13.33
26	Yukito Muraki		A	15.59	15.53	15.59	X
27	Tim Barrett		B	15.51	15.51	15.43	X
28	Wilfredo Maisonave		B	15.38	14.07	14.77	15.38
29	Art Walker		B	15.29	X	15.29	X
30	Patrick Onyango		B	14.74	X	X	14.74
31	Chen Ming-Chi		B	14.73	X	14.73	14.11
32	Dave Smith		A	14.55	X	14.55	X
33	Ghazi Saleh Marzouk		A	13.82	13.82	13.41	13.51
34	Martin Matupi		A	13.57	13.57	X	13.34
-	Henry Jackson		A	NM	X	X	X
-	Mohinder Singh Gill		A	NM	X	X	X
-	Martin Adouna		B	DNS	-	-
-	Chodoton		B	DNS
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Final

At the end of three jumps the top eight received another three jumps. The remaining jumpers are eliminated from medal contention.

Overall	Athlete	Nationality	Mark	1	2	3	4	5	6
	Viktor Saneyev Viktor Saneyev Viktor Saneyev is a retired triple jumper, who competed internationally for the USSR and won four Olympic medals; three golds and one silver . He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR. He dominated the event during the late 1960s and 1970s...		17.35	17.35	16.71	17.19	X	16.98	X
	Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel Jörg Drehmel was an East German athlete, who, competing for the GDR, won the silver medal in the triple jump in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany...		17.31	X	17.02	X	X	17.31	15.34
	Nélson Prudêncio Nelson Prudêncio Nelson Prudêncio is a retired Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won one Olympic silver medal and one bronze during his career.-References:*...		17.05	16.87	16.61	16.35	16.88	X	17.05
4	Carol Corbu Carol Corbu Carol Corbu is a retired Romanian triple jumper. He won the 1973 European Indoor Championships as well as two medals at the European Championships outdoor....		16.85	16.62	16.85	16.40	X	13.72	X
5	John Craft		16.83	16.77	16.75	16.83	16.26	X	X
6	Mansour Dia		16.83	16.77	16.83	X	X	16.15	X
7	Michał Joachimowski		16.69	16.69	X	14.62	14.98	X	X
8	Kristen Fløgstad Kristen Fløgstad Kristen Fløgstad is a former Norwegian athlete from Søgne in Vest-Agder. He represented Kristiansands IF.He won the national championships in triple jump ten times and in long jump six times , being awarded the King's Cup once...		16.44	X	16.44	X	X	15.97	X
9	Mikhail Bariban Mikhail Bariban Mikhail Mikhailovich Bariban ; born 25 February 1949) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR. Bariban trained at Dynamo in Krasnodar. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade....		16.30	X	16.30	15.96
10	Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié Bernard Lamitié is a retired French triple jumper and Olympian who won three bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-References:**...		16.27	16.22	15.88	16.27
11	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....		16.03	X	15.79	16.03
12	Toshiaki Inoue		15.88	15.88	X	X

Reference

• Sports-reference
• Official report