1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump

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Events at the
1999 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

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Track events
60 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men

The men's triple jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.

1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1999 edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as "the greatest ever". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
Charles Friedek Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17.18 13.52 16.32 x x 17.09 17.18 PB
LaMark Carter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.73 x 16.90 16.89 16.98 16.31 16.98 SB
Zsolt Czingler Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 15.46 16.50 16.71 16.83 16.78 16.9816.98
Yoelbi Quesada Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba x 16.91 16.76 x 16.63 16.9216.92
Ionut Punga Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 16.83 x 16.54 x 16.42 16.8716.87
Armen Martirosyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 16.15 16.56 16.72 16.65 16.83 16.66 16.83
Rogel Nachum Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 15.77 16.24 16.01 x 15.72 x 16.24
Takanori Sugibayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15.97 x x 15.97
Rostislav Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria *
Paolo Camossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

* Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver but was later disqualified for doping.

Rostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49 metres.

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