2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

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Events at the 2016 African
Championships in Athletics

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Track events
100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's triple jump event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium. [1]

Triple jump track and field event

The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896.

2016 African Championships in Athletics 20th edition of international track and field competition for African athletes

The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition.

Kings Park Stadium sports venue in Durban, South Africa

The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
Tosin Oke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 17.13
Hugues Fabrice Zango Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 16.81
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16.77
Jonathan Drack Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 16.61
Olumide Olamigoke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.53
Mamadou Chérif Dia Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 16.29
Elijah Kimitei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 16.21
Roger Haitengi Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 16.20
Menzi Mthembu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15.95
10 Mamadou Gueye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 15.86w
11 Marouane El Aissaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 15.83
12 Goabaone Mosheleketi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 15.72
13 Bethwel Lagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15.66
14 Bhekisisa Tshuma Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 15.19w
15 Bienvenu Sawadogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 14.78

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