Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Mikio Oda 02.jpg
Mikio Oda jumping
Venue Olympic Stadium
DateAugust 2
Competitors24 from 13 nations
Winning distance15.21
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mikio Oda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Levi Casey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Vilho Tuulos Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1924
1932  
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The men's triple jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place on August 2. [1] Twenty-four athletes from 13 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. [3] The event was won by Mikio Oda of Japan, the nation's first medal in the men's triple jump. Levi Casey put the United States on the podium for the first time since 1924, with his silver. Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the first man to win a third medal in the event (gold in 1920, bronze in 1924).

Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1924 Games were gold medalist Nick Winter of Australia, bronze medalist Vilho Tuulos and fourth-place finisher Väinö Rainio of Finland, and sixth-place finisher Mikio Oda of Japan. Oda was the favorite this time, winning the 1923, 1925 and 1927 Far East Championships; Tuulos was still a strong contender. [2]

Denmark and New Zealand each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the eighth 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] [4]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Nick Winter  (AUS)15.525 Paris, France 12 July 1924
Olympic recordFlag of Australia.svg  Nick Winter  (AUS)15.525 Paris, France 12 July 1924

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 2 August 1928Qualifying
Final

Results

The six best scores advanced to the final round. Three additional rounds were jumped in the final; the results of the qualifying rounds carried over.

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Mikio Oda Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.0215.1315.21X14.30X15.21
Silver medal icon.svg Levi Casey US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.1314.5314.93XX15.1715.17
Bronze medal icon.svg Vilho Tuulos Flag of Finland.svg  Finland X14.1314.7314.9715.0915.1115.11
4 Chūhei Nambu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 14.7514.3515.01X14.2115.0015.01
5 Toimi Tulikoura Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.3714.5314.7014.34X14.6214.70
6 Erkki Järvinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.6314.6514.2314.06XX14.65
7 Wim Peters Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.55did not advance14.55
8 Väinö Rainio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.41did not advance14.41
9 Sidney Bowman US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.35did not advance14.35
Jan Blankers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.35did not advance14.35
11 Lloyd Bourgeois US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.28did not advance14.28
12 Nick Winter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.15did not advance14.15
13 Gijs Lamoree Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14.08did not advance14.08
14 Imre Fekete Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 14.07did not advance14.07
15 Steef van Musscher Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13.93did not advance13.93
16 Alex Munroe Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 13.87did not advance13.87
17 Konstantinos Petridis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 13.83did not advance13.83
18 Hermann Brügmann Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 13.82did not advance13.82
19 Theo Phelan Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 13.73did not advance13.73
20 Bob Kelley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 13.64did not advance13.64
21 Arild Lenth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13.39did not advance13.39
22 Ferenc Molnár Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 13.36did not advance13.36
23 Wilfrid Kalaugher Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12.94did not advance12.94
24 Johannes Viljoen Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 12.49did not advance12.49

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