Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Arne Ahman.jpg
Arne Åhman
Venue Wembley Stadium
Dates3 August 1948 (qualifying and final)
Competitors28 from 17 nations
Winning distance15.400
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Arne Åhman
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Gordon George Avery
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Ruhi Sarialp
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
  1936
1952  
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 3 August 1948. Twenty-eight athletes from 17 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 Arne Åhman of Sweden. [2] It was Sweden's first victory in the event since 1912, and first medal since 1932. Australia reached the podium for the second Games in a row (albeit twelve years apart) with Gordon George Avery's silver. Turkey received a medal in its first appearance in the triple jump with Ruhi Sarialp's bronze; it was the only track and field athletics medal won by Turkey in the 1900s. [1]

Background

This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. There were no returning jumpers from the pre-war 1936 Games. Japan had been dominant in the event before World War II, but was no longer. Valle Rautio of Finland was closest to being a favorite, having won the 1946 European championships. [1]

Brazil, Ceylon, South Korea, Peru, Portugal, and Turkey each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 11th time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936. In the qualifying round, each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 14.50 metres. Those who did advanced to the final round. [1] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of Japan.svg  Naoto Tajima  (JPN)16.00 Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936
Olympic recordFlag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Naoto Tajima  (JPN)16.00 Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936

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

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 3 August 194811:00
15:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying

Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.50 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankAthleteNationDistanceNotes
1 George Avery Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.335Q
2 Valle Rautio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.860Q
3 Åke Hallgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.770Q
4 Adhemar da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 14.690Q
5 Henry Rebello Flag of India.svg  India 14.650Q
6 Hélio da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 14.640Q
7 Arne Åhman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.600Q
7 Kim Won-kwon Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea 14.600Q
9 Geraldo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 14.590Q
10 Lennart Moberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 14.570Q
11 Les McKeand Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 14.550Q
12 Bill Albans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.550Q
13 Ruhi Sarıalp Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14.530Q
14 Preben Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 14.520Q
15 Máximo Reyes Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Peru 14.380
16 Erkki Koutonen US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.370
17 João Vieira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 14.280
18 Robert Bobin Flag of France.svg  France 14.130
19 Bob Beckus US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.030
20 Charles Épalle Flag of France.svg  France 14.020
21 Felix Würth Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13.920
22 Luís García Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 13.920
23 Carlos Vera Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 13.850
24 Allan Lindsay Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13.700
25 Sidney Cross Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13.455
26–27 Robert Hawkey Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
Jorge Aguirre Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico Unknown
G. D. Peiris Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon No mark
Stefán SörenssonFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland DNS
Charles Thompson Flag of British Guiana (1919-1955).svg  Guyana DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Arne Åhman Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.40014.68014.89014.580XX15.400
Silver medal icon.svg George Avery Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.365X14.67014.32014.78015.365
Bronze medal icon.svg Ruhi Sarıalp Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14.23015.02014.91015.025X15.025
4 Preben Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Unknown14.830
5 Geraldo de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown14.825
6 Valle Rautio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Unknown14.700
7 Les McKeand Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Unknown14.530
8 Adhemar da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown14.490
9 Åke Hallgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Unknown14.485
10 Bill Albans US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown14.330
11 Hélio da Silva Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Unknown14.310
12 Kim Won-Gwon Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  South Korea Unknown14.250
13 Lennart Moberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Unknown14.215
Henry Rebello Flag of India.svg  India XXXXXXNo mark

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "Athletics at the 1948 London 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. 269.

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