Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump
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The men's triple jump
event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
was held on 28 July.
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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 2002 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
was held on 28 July.
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards (athlete) Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.... |
16.26 | x | 17.86 | – | – | – | 17.86 | GR | ||
| Phillips Idowu Phillips Idowu Phillips Olaosebikan Idowu MBE is a Nigerian-English triple jumper... |
16.83 | 17.68 | 17.25 | x | – | – | 17.68 | PB | ||
| 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... |
16.87 | 17.26 | 16.47 | x | x | 16.64 | 17.26 | |||
| Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu Andrew Owusu is a Ghanaian athlete who competes in the triple jump.His personal best was 17.23 metres, achieved in August 1998 in Dakar. This is the Ghanaian record as well as the fourth best triple jump result in Africa, behind Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa , Ajayi Agbebaku and Khotso Mokoena... |
16.41 | x | 16.84 | 16.78 | x | – | 16.84 | |||
| Tosin Oke Tosin Oke Tosin Oke is a Nigerian triple jumper. He formerly represented Britain & is sponsored by Mizuno.He began competing in 1997 for Cambridge Harriers, South-east London, and was coached by Guy Spencer... |
16.60 | x | 16.65 | x | – | – | 16.65 | PB | ||
| Steven Shalders Steven Shalders Stephen Shalders is a Welsh triple jumper.He finished tenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the triple jump and eighth in the 4x100 metres relay... |
x | 16.26 | x | x | 16.32 | 16.37 | 16.37 | |||
| Andrew Murphy Andrew Murphy Andrew Murphy is an Australian triple jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, where he achieved an Oceanian indoor record of 17.20 metres.... |
x | 16.37 | x | x | x | x | 16.37 | |||
| Brian Wellman Brian Wellman Brian Wellman is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudian records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted mark of 17.75 metres... |
x | 15.84 | x | – | – | – | 15.84 | |||
| Quincy Howe | 15.79 | x | x | 15.79 | ||||||
| 10 | Dominic Ukwome | 15.42 | x | x | 15.42 | |||||
| 11 | Ayata Joseph Ayata Joseph Ayata Joseph is a triple jumper from Antigua and Barbuda.His personal best is 16.29 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Bridgetown.- Achievements :-References:... |
15.15 | x | x | 15.15 | |||||
| 12 | Fagamanu Sofai | 14.24 | 13.94 | 13.56 | 14.24 | |||||
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