Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DateOctober 16–17
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning distance17.39 WR
Medalists
 Viktor Saneyev  Soviet Union
 Nelson Prudêncio  Brazil
 Giuseppe Gentile  Italy
Athletics at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men

The Men's triple jump competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 16–17. With the best athletes jumping at high altitude in the Olympics, the world record was set multiple times. Prior to the event, Józef Szmidt had held the world record for eight years and also held the Olympic record since the previous Olympics.

The world and Olympic record were smashed in the qualifying round by Giuseppe Gentile, with a 17.10 on his second attempt (after fouling the first). It would prove to be his best jump in the competition.

The following day in the final, Gentile improved upon his record in the first round, jumping 17.22. In the third round, Viktor Saneyev improved upon the record by one centimeter. In the fifth round Nelson Prudêncio took the lead and the record. On his last attempt, Saneyev hit the winner and new record of 17.39 m (57 ft 0 1⁄2 in).

The record lasted for three years until it was improved upon by Pedro Pérez, also set at high altitude. One year later, Saneyev brought the record down to sea level with a 17.44 that lasted 3 years. In 1975 in this same stadium, João Carlos de Oliveira made a .45 m (1 ft 5 1⁄2 in) "beamonesque" improvement to the record that held for almost 10 years. The record was brought down to sea level by Willie Banks in 1985.

During the competition, five men exceeded the previous world record though Art Walker and Nikolay Dudkin's jumps were wind aided. Phil May and Szmidt jumped further than his Olympic record in sixth and seventh place respectively.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times. At least the top twelve athletes moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Józef Szmidt (POL) 17.03 m Olsztyn, Poland August 5, 1960
Olympic record 16.85 m Tokyo, Japan October 16, 1964

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Athlete Time OR WR
16 August Qualifying  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) OR WR
17 August Final  Giuseppe Gentile (ITA) 17.22 m (56 ft 5 3⁄4 in) OR WR
17 August Final  Viktor Saneyev (URS) 17.23 m (56 ft 6 1⁄4 in) OR WR
17 August Final  Nélson Prudêncio (BRA) 17.27 m (56 ft 7 3⁄4 in) OR WR
17 August Final  Viktor Saneyev (URS) 17.39 m (57 ft 0 1⁄2 in) OR WR

Results

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 16.10m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Gentile, GiuseppeGiuseppe Gentile Italy X 17.10 – 17.10 WR Q
2 B Dia, MansourMansour Dia Senegal 16.58 – – 16.58 Q
3 B Walker, ArtArt Walker United States 16.49 – – 16.49 Q
4 B Prudêncio, NelsonNelson Prudêncio Brazil 15.79 16.46 – 16.46 Q
5 A May, PhilPhil May Australia 16.32 – – 16.32 Q
6 B Stoykovski, GeorgiGeorgi Stoykovski Bulgaria 15.26 X 16.24 16.24 Q
7 B Saneyev, ViktorViktor Saneyev Soviet Union 16.22 – – 16.22 Q
8 A Ciochină, ŞerbanŞerban Ciochină Romania 15.93 16.07 16.21 16.21 Q
9 B Areta, Luis FelipeLuis Felipe Areta Spain 15.94 16.20 – 16.20 Q
10 B Kugler, JoachimJoachim Kugler West Germany 15.79 16.20 – 16.20 Q
11 A Szmidt, JózefJózef Szmidt Poland X 16.19 – 16.19 Q
12 B Kalocsai, HenrikHenrik Kalocsai Hungary 15.44 16.16 – 16.16 Q
13 B Dudkin, NikolayNikolay Dudkin Soviet Union 15.81 16.15 – 16.15 Q
14 B Jaskólski, JanJan Jaskólski Poland 15.79 16.04 – 16.04
15 A Sauer, MichaelMichael Sauer West Germany 15.61 16.02 15.84 16.02
16 A Boosey, DerekDerek Boosey Great Britain 15.07 15.99 16.01 16.01
17 A Tate, NormanNorman Tate United States 13.43 15.84 15.83 15.84
18 B Pousi, PerttiPertti Pousi Finland X 15.84 15.74 15.84
19 A Muraki, YukitoYukito Muraki Japan X 15.37 15.83 15.83
20 A Barrett, TimTim Barrett Bahamas X 15.06 15.79 15.79
21 A Smith, DaveDave Smith United States X X 15.75 15.75
22 A Vlasis, EvangelosEvangelos Vlasis Greece 15.47 15.52 15.71 15.71
23 B Alsop, FredFred Alsop Great Britain 12.93 15.71 15.50 15.71
24 B Amoah, JohnsonJohnson Amoah Ghana 15.65 15.28 15.65 15.65
25 B Tuna, AşkınAşkın Tuna Turkey 15.65 X 15.43 15.65
26 B Schenk, Heinz-GünterHeinz-Günter Schenk East Germany X 14.72 15.61 15.61
27 B Ivanov, DragánDragán Ivanov Hungary 15.61 X 14.42 15.61
28 A Igun, SamuelSamuel Igun Nigeria 15.40 13.86 15.46 15.46
29 A Zolotarev, AleksandrAleksandr Zolotarev Soviet Union 15.41 14.72 X 15.41
30 B Burgher, LennoxLennox Burgher Jamaica 15.20 15.29 15.14 15.29
31 A Chen Ming-Chi Republic of China 15.29 15.04 14.76 15.29
32 A Neumann, KlausKlaus Neumann East Germany 15.16 X – 15.16
33 B Serrate, HéctorHéctor Serrate Puerto Rico 15.09 15.05 14.89 15.09
34 A Cziffra, ZoltánZoltán Cziffra Hungary 15.04 X – 15.04

Final

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Saneyev, ViktorViktor Saneyev Soviet Union 16.49 16.84 17.23 17.02 16.81 17.39 17.39 WR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Prudêncio, NelsonNelson Prudêncio Brazil 16.33 17.05 16.75 X 17.27 17.15 17.27
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gentile, GiuseppeGiuseppe Gentile Italy 17.22 X X X 16.54 X 17.22
4 Walker, ArtArt Walker United States 15.43 16.45 16.77 16.48 X 17.12 17.12
5 Dudkin, NikolayNikolay Dudkin Soviet Union 16.15 16.70 16.37 16.73 17.09 16.53 17.09
6 May, PhilPhil May Australia 15.48 16.58 16.51 17.02 X – 17.02
7 Szmidt, JózefJózef Szmidt Poland 16.06 16.77 X 16.66 X 16.89 16.89
8 Dia, MansourMansour Dia Senegal 16.71 16.48 15.44 16.73 16.64 15.83 16.73
9 Stoykovski, GeorgiGeorgi Stoykovski Bulgaria 16.28 16.46 16.19 N/A 16.46
10 Kalocsai, HenrikHenrik Kalocsai Hungary 16.45 16.39 16.20 N/A 16.45
11 Kugler, JoachimJoachim Kugler West Germany 12.87 X 15.90 N/A 15.90
12 Areta, Luis FelipeLuis Felipe Areta Spain 15.72 15.75 14.80 N/A 15.75
13 Ciochină, ŞerbanŞerban Ciochină Romania X X 15.62 N/A 15.62

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