Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Naoto Tajima 1936.jpg
Naoto Tajima
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
DateAugust 6, 1936
Competitors31 from 19 nations
Winning time16.00 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Naoto Tajima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Masao Harada
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Jack Metcalfe
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1932
1948  

The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 6, 1936. Thirty-one athletes from 19 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Naoto Tajima of Japan with a world-record jump. [2] It was Japan's third consecutive gold medal in the men's triple jump; as of the 2016 Games, it is the last gold medal Japan has won in the event. Masao Harada's silver medal made it the second Games in which Japan put two men on the podium in the event. Jack Metcalfe of Australia (whose record Tajima broke) earned bronze, Australia's first medal in the event since 1924.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning jumpers from the 1932 Games were bronze medalist Kenkichi Oshima of Japan, eighth-place finisher Rolland Romero of the United States, and eleventh-place finisher Onni Rajasaari of Finland. World record holder Jack Metcalfe of Australia competed, threatening the Japanese dominance of the event. Oshima had won the triple jump at the 1934 Far East Championship, with Masao Harada second. Naoto Tajima had won the long jump then, and also came into this event as the 1936 Olympic bronze medalist in the long jump. [1]

Chile, the Republic of China, Colombia, Iceland, Poland, and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 10th time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

The competition introduced what would eventually become the standard two-round format, though at the time it was described as a three-round format. In the qualifying round (or "elimination trials"), each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 14.00 metres. Those who did advanced to the final round. In the final round, each jumper took three jumps (the "semifinal"). The top six after that received a further three jumps (the "final"), with the best of the six to count. [1] [3]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Metcalfe  (AUS)15.78 Sydney, Australia 14 December 1935
Olympic recordFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chūhei Nambu  (JPN)15.72 Los Angeles, United States 4 August 1932

Naoto Tajima set the new world and Olympic records with 16.00 metres in his fourth jump of the final.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 6 August 193614:00
16:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying

The distances jumped in the qualifying round are not known. Those who advanced jumped further than 14.00 metres; those who did not advance jumped shorter than that.

AthleteNationDistanceNotes
Naoto Tajima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownQ
Masao Harada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownQ
Jack Metcalfe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia UnknownQ
Heinz Wöllner Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany UnknownQ
Rolland Romero US flag 48 stars.svg  United States UnknownQ
Kenkichi Oshima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan UnknownQ
Erich Joch Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany UnknownQ
Dudley Wilkins US flag 48 stars.svg  United States UnknownQ
Olavi SuomelaFlag of Finland.svg  Finland UnknownQ
Luz Long Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany UnknownQ
Edward Luckhaus Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland UnknownQ
Lajos Somló Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary UnknownQ
Onni Rajasaari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland UnknownQ
Eugen Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway UnknownQ
Marten Klasema Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands UnknownQ
Basil Dickinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia UnknownQ
Billy Brown US flag 48 stars.svg  United States UnknownQ
Bo Ljungberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownQ
Lennart Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden UnknownQ
Sam Richardson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada UnknownQ
Jovan Mikić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia UnknownQ
Sigurður Sigurðsson Light Blue Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland UnknownQ
Karl Kotratschek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria UnknownQ
Chang Chia-gwe Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Unknown
Edward Boyce Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
Grigorios Lambrakis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece Unknown
Juan Reccius Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Unknown
Karol Hoffmann Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Unknown
Situ Guong Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Unknown
Pedro del Vecchio Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Unknown
Wang Shilin Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China Unknown

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Naoto Tajima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.76X15.4416.00 WR 15.65X16.00 WR
Silver medal icon.svg Masao Harada Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.3915.4515.4215.5015.2715.6615.66
Bronze medal icon.svg Jack Metcalfe Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.50X14.6714.83X15.2015.50
4 Heinz Wöllner Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 15.27XX14.53X14.2315.27
5 Rolland Romero US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.68X14.90X15.0815.0415.08
6 Kenkichi Oshima Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.07XXXXX15.07
7 Erich Joch Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 14.8814.5414.88Did not advance14.88
8 Dudley Wilkins US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.83X14.83Did not advance14.83
9Olavi SuomelaFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.9814.7214.53Did not advance14.72
10 Luz Long Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 14.3114.62XDid not advance14.62
11 Edward Luckhaus Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 14.6114.1313.88Did not advance14.61
12 Lajos Somló Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary X14.1214.60Did not advance14.60
13 Onni Rajasaari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.16X14.59Did not advance14.59
14 Eugen Haugland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway X14.5614.43Did not advance14.56
15 Marten Klasema Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands X14.4314.55Did not advance14.55
16 Basil Dickinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.4814.18XDid not advance14.48
17 Billy Brown US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.2014.0814.36Did not advance14.36
18 Bo Ljungberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.3513.6214.28Did not advance14.35
19 Lennart Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X14.26XDid not advance14.26
20 Sam Richardson Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada 14.21XXDid not advance14.21
21 Jovan Mikić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 13.7113.4513.90Did not advance13.90
22 Sigurður Sigurðsson Light Blue Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 13.5513.5813.14Did not advance13.58
23 Karl Kotratschek Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 12.8713.1413.15Did not advance13.15

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. Official Report, p. 673.