Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Winter (Australie), recordman du monde du triple saut avec 15 m 525 (7673982952).jpg
Australian postcard commemorating Nick Winter's world record jump
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 12, 1924
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning distance15.525 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nick Winter
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Luis Brunetto
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svg Vilho Tuulos
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. Twenty triple jumpers from twelve nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Nick Winter of Australia, the nation winning gold in its debut in the event. Argentina also medaled in its first triple jump appearance, with Luis Brunetto taking silver. Defending champion Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the fourth man to win a second medal in the event.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1920 Games were gold medalist Vilho Tuulos of Finland and silver medalist Folke Jansson and fourth-place finisher Ivar Sahlin of Sweden. Tuulos was favored to repeat, having recently jumped just short of the world record (15.48 metres, the second-best ever after the world record of 15.52). [2]

Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Japan, and the Netherlands each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the seventh time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

The competition was described as two rounds at the time, but was more similar to the modern divided final. All athletes received three jumps initially. The top six after that received an additional three jumps to improve their distance, but the initial jumps would still count if no improvement was made. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ahearn (GBR)15.52 New York, United States 30 May 1911
Olympic recordFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tim Ahearne  (GBR)14.92 London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 25 July 1908

In the qualification Luis Brunetto set a new Olympic record with 15.425 metres. In the final Nick Winter set a new world record with 15.525 metres.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 12 July 192414:00Qualifying
Final

Results

The best six triple jumpers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Nick Winter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia X15.180X15.130X15.525 WR 15.525 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Luis Brunetto Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 15.425 OR 14.80015.20014.780 ? ?15.425
Bronze medal icon.svg Vilho Tuulos Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.84015.37015.370
4 Väinö Rainio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.94015.01015.010
5 Folke Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.970Did not improve14.970
6 Mikio Oda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14.350Did not improve14.350
7 Earle Wilson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.235Did not advance14.235
8 Ivar Sahlin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.160Did not advance14.160
9 Merwin Graham US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.000Did not advance14.000
10 John O'Connor Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland [4] 13.990Did not advance13.990
11 Willem Peters Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13.860Did not advance13.860
12 John Odde Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13.400Did not advance13.400
13 Jack Higginson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13.340Did not advance13.340
14 Philip MacDonald Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 13.330Did not advance13.330
15 Harold Langley Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.740Did not advance12.740
16 Ross Sheppard Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 12.720Did not advance12.720
17 Louis Wilhelme Flag of France.svg  France 12.660Did not advance12.660
18 Kiril Petrunov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 12.015Did not advance12.015
DeHart Hubbard US flag 48 stars.svg  United States XXXDid not advanceNo mark
André Clayeux Flag of France.svg  France XXXDid not advanceNo mark

There were 17 nonstarters.

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 135.
  4. Sports-Reference