Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
Jozef Szmidt 1964.jpg
Józef Szmidt
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date16 October 1964
Competitors34 from 21 nations
Winning distance16.85 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Józef Szmidt
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg Oleg Fyodoseyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Victor Kravchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1960
1968  
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The men's triple jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October 1964. 36 athletes from 23 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Józef Szmidt of Poland, the third man to repeat as Olympic champion in the triple jump. Just as in 1960, the Soviet Union took silver and bronze behind Szmidt.

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1960 Games were gold medalist Józef Szmidt of Poland, bronze medalist Vitold Kreyer of the Soviet Union, fourth-place finisher Ira Davis of the United States, seventh-place finisher Manfred Hinze of the United Team of Germany, ninth-place finisher Ian Tomlinson of Australia, and twelfth-place finisher Fred Alsop of Great Britain. Szmidt had won the European championship again in 1962 and would have been the favorite but for a recent knee surgery that made his ability to repeat questionable. [2]

The Bahamas, Hong Kong, Madagascar, Romania, and Senegal each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 15th 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 15.80 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. In the final round, each athlete had three jumps; the top six received an additional three jumps, with the best of the six to count. [2] [3]

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1964 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of Poland.svg  Józef Szmidt  (POL)17.03 Olsztyn, Poland 5 August 1960
Olympic recordFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Józef Szmidt  (POL)16.81 Rome, Italy 6 September 1960

Józef Szmidt set a new Olympic record with 16.85 metres.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 16 October 196410:30
14:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

Qualifying

The qualification standard was 15.80 metres with a minimum of 12 jumpers advancing. Each jumper had three opportunities. 13 met or exceeded the standard, advancing to the next round.

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Fred Alsop Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain X15.2116.4116.41Q
2 Ira Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.2916.29Q
3 Manfred Hinze Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 14.1015.4716.2316.23Q
4 Georgi Stoykovski Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 16.2116.21Q
5 Józef Szmidt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 16.1816.18Q
6 Jan Jaskólski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 16.1016.10Q
7 Takayuki Okazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.7615.4716.0516.05Q
8 Hans-Jürgen Rückborn Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 15.8815.88Q
9 Oleg Fyodoseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15.8715.87Q
10 Mansour Dia Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 15.6415.8415.84Q
11 Şerban Ciochină Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 15.8115.81Q
Victor Kravchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15.8115.81Q
13 Bill Sharpe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.8015.80Q
14 Günter Krivec Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany X15.7815.7815.78
15 Ian Tomlinson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.0915.7615.3415.76
16 Vitold Kreyer Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15.7115.5715.6915.71
17 Koji Sakurai Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.4215.5915.4515.59
18 Michael Ralph Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15.0913.9815.5715.57
19 Henrik Kalocsai Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary X15.5315.1515.53
20 Luis Felipe Areta Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 15.41XX15.41
21 Kent Floerke Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.36X15.3315.36
22 George Ogan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria X15.3515.2815.35
23 Aşkın Tuna Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15.0815.21X15.21
24 Christian Ohiri Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.3515.0815.0015.08
25 Éric Battista Flag of France.svg  France 15.04XX15.04
26 Labh Singh Flag of India.svg  India 14.95X14.7414.95
27 Lyuben Gurgushinov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 14.75XX14.75
28 Marc Rabémila Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 14.1514.6213.9214.62
29 Hartley Saunders Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas 14.5913.7514.5814.59
30 Hwang Jeong-dae Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea XX13.9813.98
31 Samir Vincent Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq XX13.8513.85
32 Chu Ming Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 13.25X13.5013.50
33 Graham Boase Flag of Australia.svg  Australia XXXNo mark
Tomio Ota Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan XXXNo mark
Cha Won-SilFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea DNS
C. MousiadisFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece DNS

Final

The qualification jumps were ignored, each jumper starting with a clean slate in the final. Each jumper jumped three times; the six who had jumped the furthest received another three attempts.

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Józef Szmidt Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 16.3716.6516.58X14.5516.85 OR 16.85 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Oleg Fedoseyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 15.7315.6716.3516.2016.5816.3816.58
Bronze medal icon.svg Victor Kravchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16.1416.3816.1716.5716.1015.9916.57
4 Fred Alsop Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.46X16.14XX16.1416.46
5 Șerban Ciochină Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 15.7916.2315.7016.1015.7915.7716.23
6 Manfred Hinze Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 15.8116.0616.15X13.63X16.15
7 Georgi Stoykovski Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 15.3015.9616.10Did not advance16.10
8 Hans-Jürgen Rückborn Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 16.09X15.52Did not advance16.09
9 Ira Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.9715.8216.00Did not advance16.00
10 Takayuki Okazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.69X15.90Did not advance15.90
11 William Sharpe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15.8415.6915.67Did not advance15.84
12 Jan Jaskólski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 15.82XXDid not advance15.82
13 Mansour Dia Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 15.40X15.44Did not advance15.44

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 48.