Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – 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...

event at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal Table:-Participating nations:...

was held on 16-18 September.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...	Viktor Kuznyetsov	Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009. He was the triple jump gold medallist at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games...

Qualification

Qualification: 16.50 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...	16.58			16.58	Q
2	A	Dong Bin	16.09	16.48	–	16.48	q
3	B	Matthias Uhrig	16.05	16.46	–	16.46	q
4	A	Viktor Kuznyetsov	16.42	–	–	16.42	q
5	B	Gaëtan Saku Bafuanga	15.50	16.36	–	16.36	q
6	B	Julian Reid	15.98	16.28	–	16.28	q
7	A	Sergey Laptev	15.74	15.95	16.23	16.23	q
8	A	Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009. He was the triple jump gold medallist at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games...	x	16.19	15.08	16.19	q
9	B	Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko is a Ukrainian triple jumper.He finished twelfth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final....	16.18	16.10	16.03	16.18	q
10	A	Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin is an Estonian triple jumper.Personal bests:Triple jump 16.86Long Jump 7.59-Achievements:-References:...	16.12	x	x	16.12	q
11	B	Elvijs Misāns	16.10	15.99	15.82	16.10	q, SB
12	A	Hasheem Halim	15.63	x	16.06	16.06	q
13	B	Hilton Silva	15.65	15.98	15.83	15.98
14	A	Kim Donghan	x	15.98	x	15.98
15	B	Ma Le	15.66	15.91	13.68	15.91
16	B	Tumelo Thagane	x	15.89	x	15.89
17	A	Mantas Dilys Mantas Dilys Mantas Dilys is a Lithuanian triple jumper, who also competed as decathlete. Hes personal record is 16.68 metres, reached at 2009 in Kaunas.He represented Lithuania in 2009 World Championships in Athletics without reaching the final....	15.23	15.63	15.88	15.88
18	B	Peder Nielsen	15.88	15.77	15.65	15.83
19	B	Mamadou Gueye	15.51	x	15.09	15.51
20	A	Hugo Chila Hugo Chila Hugo Dionisio Chila Ayoví is an Ecuadorian long jumper and triple jumper.He set a personal best and Ecuadorian record of 16.70 m in the triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He bettered this at the 2009 Bolivarian Games, jumping 17.03 m for the gold and a Games record...	14.20	15.43	15.48	15.48
21	B	Zacharias Arnos	15.13	x	15.43	15.43
22	B	Alex Kwofie	15.36	15.15	14.98	15.36
23	A	Eugene Vollmer	14.89	15.35	x	15.35
24	A	Sief El Islem Temacini	15.23	15.08	15.23	15.23
25	A	Kweku Ampiah Essam	x	x	15.06	15.06
26	B	Jure Sivic	15.04	x	x	15.04
27	A	Jason Castro	14.82	13.70	–	14.82
28	B	Sten Veelak	13.65	14.48	x	14.48
29	A	Denvil Ruan	x	14.38	x	14.38
30	A	Stian Aaltvedt	14.15	x	13.92	14.15
31	B	Theerayut Philankong	13.70	x	x	13.70
32	B	Thalosang Tshireletso	13.44	13.65	x	13.65
33	B	Aude Ndamba Dianana	x	x	13.33	13.33
	A	Iao Taklei	x	x	–
	A	Elorm Amenakpor
	B	Hillary Biwot
	B	Kebby Malumbe

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Nelson Évora Nelson Évora Nelson Évora is a Portuguese athlete, of Cape Verdean descent, who specializes in the triple jump and long jump. He is the current triple jump olympic and former world champion. Évora currently competes for Portuguese sports club S.L. Benfica...	16.88	x	16.84	16.88	17.31	16.99	17.31	SB
	Viktor Kuznyetsov	16.06	16.46	16.89	16.68	16.42	16.31	16.89
	Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov Yevgeniy Ektov is a Kazakhstani track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He represented his country at the World Championships in Athletics in 2009. He was the triple jump gold medallist at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships and was runner-up at the 2010 Asian Games...	x	x	16.18	15.99	16.83	16.40	16.83
	Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko Yevhen Semenenko is a Ukrainian triple jumper.He finished twelfth at the 2006 European Championships. He also competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final....	x	16.56	15.98	16.66	16.69	16.51	16.69
	Julian Reid	x	16.46	16.58	16.31	16.45	16.61	16.61
	Elvijs Misāns	16.58	–	x	x	x	–	16.58	PB
	Gaëtan Saku Bafuanga	16.34	16.29	x	15.99	15.41	16.09	16.34
	Dong Bin	x	16.24	x	16.22	15.86	16.32	16.32
	Matthias Uhrig	16.11	15.87	15.78				16.11
10	Sergey Laptev	16.09	16.05	x				16.09
11	Hasheem Halim	14.47	15.64	15.49				15.64
12	Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin Igor Sjunin is an Estonian triple jumper.Personal bests:Triple jump 16.86Long Jump 7.59-Achievements:-References:...	x	x	14.64				14.64

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