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 of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

 was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 28.-Results:-References:*...

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion is Jadel Gregório

Jadel Gregório

Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório is a Brazilian athlete competing in long jump and triple jump. Based in São Paulo, he has competed in several international championships since 2001, and never finished lower than 6th place.He was a competitor for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics...

 of the Brazil

Brazil

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		18.29	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	August 7, 1995
Pan American Games record		17.89	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	October 15, 1975

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (16.60) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 27, 2011	15:20	Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 27.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...		17.21		16.44		14.98		17.21
	Yoandri Betanzos Yoandri Betanzos Yoandri Betanzos Francis is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana...			15.59	16.11		16.36	16.54	16.54
	Jefferson Sabino Jefferson Sabino Jefferson Sabino is a Brazilian triple jumper.He finished sixth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2007 Pan American Games. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 17.22 metres,...		16.29		16.51				16.51
	Maximiliano Díaz		16.47	16.18	16.08		16.03	15.70	16.47
	Samyr Laine		16.39	15.86		15.83		16.08	16.39
	Chris Carter		16.21		15.63	15.81		16.08	16.21
	Alberto Álvarez			15.72	15.96	16.05	16.20	16.15	16.20	PB
	Zedric Thomas		16.14		15.79	15.86	16.15	16.19	16.19
	Muhammad Halim		15.94	15.92	15.63				15.94
10	Jair Adenas			15.72	15.59				15.72