Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Viktor Saneyev c1972.jpg
Viktor Saneyev (1972)
Venue Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Dates3 September 1972 (qualifying)
4 September 1972 (final)
Competitors36 from 28 nations
Winning distance17.35
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Saneyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Jörg Drehmel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Nelson Prudêncio
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
  1968
1976  

The men's triple jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held on 3 & 4 of September. [1] Thirty-six athletes from 28 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, the fourth man to repeat as Olympic champion in the triple jump. The Soviets were on the podium in the event for the sixth consecutive Games. Jörg Drehmel of East Germany won the first men's triple jump medal by any German jumper. Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil was the ninth man (Saneyev being the eighth) to win a second medal in the event, following up his 1968 silver with bronze in Munich.

Background

This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1968 Games were the top four (gold medalist Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, silver medalist Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil, bronze medalist Giuseppe Gentile of Italy, and fourth-place finisher Art Walker of the United States) as well as eighth-place finisher Mansour Dia of Senegal. Saneyev was a favorite to repeat, but Jörg Drehmel of East Germany had beaten him at the 1971 European championships and was a serious contender for the gold medal. Pedro Pérez of Cuba had broken the world record in winning the Pan American Games, but that jump was an outlier for him and he was not expected to replicate it here. [2]

Kenya, Malawi, and Saudi Arabia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 17th 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 16.20 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 eight received an additional three jumps, with the best of the six to count. [2] [3]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Cuba.svg  Pedro Pérez  (CUB)17.40 Cali, Colombia 5 August 1971
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Saneyev  (URS)17.39 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 3 September 197210:00Qualifying
Monday, 4 September 197216:00Final

Results

Qualifying

All jumpers reaching 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in), shown in blue and the top 12 including ties advanced to the final round. All lengths are in metres

RankAthleteNationGroup123DistanceNotes
1 Viktor Saneyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union B16.8516.85Q
2 Jörg Drehmel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany A16.5716.57Q
3 Mansour Dia Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal A16.5516.55Q
4 Carol Corbu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania A15.5915.9216.5116.51Q
5 Toshiaki Inoue Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan A16.0116.1916.4916.49Q
6 Michał Joachimowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland B16.4316.43Q
7 Nélson Prudêncio Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil B16.4216.42Q
8 Kristen Fløgstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway AX16.4116.41Q
9 Samuel Igun Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria A15.19X16.3316.33Q
10 John Craft Flag of the United States.svg  United States B15.7816.0916.3216.32Q
11 Mikhail Bariban Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union A16.0916.1216.2616.26Q
12 Bernard Lamitié Flag of France.svg  France A16.2416.24Q
13 Gábor Katona Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary B16.1915.4314.8916.19
14 Kosei Gushiken Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan B16.19XX16.19
15 Gennady Bessonov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union A16.1015.9516.1816.18
16 Giuseppe Gentile Flag of Italy.svg  Italy B15.79X16.0416.04
17 Esa Rinne Flag of Finland.svg  Finland A15.4915.9815.7615.98
18 Václav Fišer Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia B15.9615.7515.7515.96
19 Heinz-Günter Schenk Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany B15.5415.9115.4115.91
20 Mick McGrath Flag of Australia.svg  Australia A15.4015.9015.3215.90
21 Johnson Amoah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana A15.7915.6915.8415.84
22 Abraham Munabi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda B14.7415.82X15.82
23 Moise Pomaney Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana B15.7215.1815.3115.72
24 Pedro Pérez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba B15.7214.85X15.72
25 Milan Spasojević Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia A15.6315.6913.3315.69
26 Yukito Muraki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan A15.5315.59X15.59
27 Tim Barrett Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas B15.5115.43X15.51
28 Wilfredo Maisonave Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico B14.0714.7715.3815.38
29 Art Walker Flag of the United States.svg  United States BX15.29X15.29
30 Patrick Onyango Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya BXX14.7414.74
31 Chen Ming-Chi Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China BX14.7314.1114.73
32 Dave Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States AX14.55X14.55
33 Ghazi Saleh Marzouk Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg  Saudi Arabia A13.8213.4113.5113.82
34 Martin Matupi Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi A13.57X13.3413.57
Henry Jackson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica AXXXNo mark
Mohinder Singh Gill Flag of India.svg  India AXXXNo mark
Martin Adouna Flag of Togo.svg  Togo BDNS
ChodotonFlag of Benin.svg  Dahomey BDNS

Final

At the end of three jumps the top eight received another three jumps. The remaining jumpers are eliminated from medal contention.

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Saneyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.3516.7117.19X16.98X17.35
Silver medal icon.svg Jörg Drehmel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany X17.02XX17.3115.3417.31
Bronze medal icon.svg Nelson Prudêncio Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 16.8716.6116.3516.88X17.0517.05
4 Carol Corbu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 16.6216.8516.40X13.72X16.85
5 John Craft Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.7716.7516.8316.26XX16.83
6 Mansour Dia Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 16.7716.83XX16.15X16.83
7 Michał Joachimowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 16.69X14.6214.98XX16.69
8 Kristen Fløgstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway X16.44XX15.97X16.44
9 Mikhail Bariban Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union X16.3015.96Did not advance16.30
10 Bernard Lamitié Flag of France.svg  France 16.2215.8816.27Did not advance16.27
11 Samuel Igun Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria X15.7916.03Did not advance16.03
12 Toshiaki Inoue Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.88XXDid not advance15.88

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 61.