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 1976 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

in Montreal

Montreal

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, Canda

Canda

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, had an entrylist of 25 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 30, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.30 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday July 29, 1976.

Medalists

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics
World Record		17.89 m	October 15, 1975	Mexico City, Mexico
Olympic Record		17.39 m	October 17, 1968	Mexico City, Mexico

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	1		16.81	—	—	16.81 m
2	2		16.77	—	—	16.77 m
3	4		16.62	—	—	16.62 m
4	5		16.55	—	—	16.55 m
5	6		X	16.00	16.54	16.54 m
6	8		14.29	16.20	16.50	16.50 m
7	10		16.39	—	—	16.39 m
8	11		16.31	—	—	16.31 m
9	13		16.08	16.29	X	16.29 m
10	14		16.18	16.22	14.79	16.22 m
11	19		15.98	X	X	15.98 m
12	20		15.72	15.30	15.82	15.82 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	3		16.68	—	—	16.68 m
2	7		16.51	—	—	16.51 m
3	9		16.46	—	—	16.46 m
4	12		16.30	—	—	16.30 m
5	15		16.15	15.97	16.00	16.15 m
6	16		16.06	X	15.99	16.06 m
7	17		15.50	16.03	16.00	16.03 m
8	18		16.00	X	X	16.00 m
9	21		14.94	X	X	14.94 m
10	22		14.13	X	X	14.13 m
11	23		13.85	X	X	13.85 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Result	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		X	16.71	17.06	X	17.29	X	17.29 m
		16.69	16.76	14.80	17.18	16.55	16.61	17.18 m
		X	16.15	16.85	14.91	16.69	16.90	16.90 m
4		16.81	16.24	16.48	16.47	X	X	16.81 m
5		15.46	X	16.68	16.78	16.71	16.71	16.78 m
6		16.23	X	16.68	16.58	16.31	X	16.68 m
7		15.91	X	16.49	X	15.79	X	16.49 m
8		16.07	16.18	16.43	X	16.00	X	16.43 m
9		X	X	16.28				16.28 m
10		16.15	16.14	16.23				16.23 m
11		X	16.23	15.93				16.23 m
12		X	16.23	15.90				16.23 m