Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Track & Field 1984 Olympics tickets.jpg
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Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3–4 August
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning distance17.26
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Al Joyner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Conley Sr.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Keith Connor
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1980
1988  

The men's triple jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups (28 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on August 4, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final. [1] The event was won by Al Joyner of the United States, the nation's first title in the men's long jump since 1904 and fourth overall. Mike Conley Sr., also an American, took silver. Keith Connor's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1908. The Soviet boycott broke that nation's four-Games gold medal and eight-Games podium streaks.

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalists from the 1980 Games were fourth-place finisher Keith Connor of Great Britain and eighth-place finisher Ken Lorraway of Australia; the Soviet jumpers were not present due to the boycott while the two men who felt they had been wronged by Soviet judging in 1980, João Carlos de Oliveira and Ian Campbell, had both suffered career-ending injuries shortly after the Moscow Games. The inaugural world champion, Zdzisław Hoffmann of Poland, was also absent due to the boycott. Mike Conley Sr. of the United States was the favorite. [2] [3]

Cameroon, the People's Republic of China, Mali, Paraguay, and Togo each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 19th time, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

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 16.60 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. [3] [4]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Brazil.svg  João Carlos de Oliveira  (BRA)17.89 Mexico City, Mexico 15 October 1975
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 Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 3 August 198410:00Qualifying
Saturday, 4 August 198418:00Final

Results

Qualifying

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Mike Conley, Sr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.3617.36Q
2 Eric McCalla Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 17.0117.01Q
3 Ajayi Agbebaku Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.9316.93Q
4 Al Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.3016.4516.8516.85Q
5 Zou Zhenxian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 16.2716.6816.68Q
6 John Herbert Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.6416.64Q
7 Joseph Taiwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.3816.6116.61Q
8 Keith Connor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.6016.60Q
9 Willie Banks Flag of the United States.svg  United States X16.1216.5916.59q
10 Hassan Badra Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15.7216.48X16.48q
11 Peter Bouschen Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany X15.6416.4016.40q
12 Mamadou Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal X15.9116.1816.18q
13 Dimitrios Mikhas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16.0116.15X16.15
14 Steve Hanna Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 16.0216.1415.0016.14
15 Dario Badinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16.1316.1115.9816.13
16 Abcélvio Rodrigues Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 16.1215.8615.1416.12
17 Ralf Jaros Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany XX16.0216.02
18 Thomas Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15.97X14.9915.97
19 Ken Lorraway Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.2615.92X15.92
20 Moses Kiyai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15.8315.90X15.90
21 Paul Emordi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 15.57X15.8815.88
22 Yasushi Ueta Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.64X15.6615.66
23 Francis Dodoo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 15.5515.2914.9915.55
24 Park Yeong-jun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 15.54XX15.54
25 Abdoulaye Traoré Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 15.3214.9514.9815.32
26 Denou Koffi Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 14.44XX14.44
27 Ernest Tché-Noubossie Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14.3614.39X14.39
28 Oscar Diesel Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Paraguay 13.8814.1214.1914.19
Ángel Carlos GaglianoFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNS

Final

McCalla and Taiwo were tied for eighth at 16.64 metres after three jumps, so both received the additional three jumps.

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Al Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17.2617.0416.8316.9417.0417.26
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Conley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.91X17.18XXX17.18
Bronze medal icon.svg Keith Connor Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.7216.87X16.6316.6716.8116.87
4 Zou Zhenxian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 16.8316.7116.16X16.3316.4016.83
5 Peter Bouschen Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 16.0416.7716.3816.5816.2816.7516.77
6 Willie Banks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.2316.75XX16.3316.5116.75
7 Ajayi Agbebaku Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.8416.6716.67
8 Eric McCalla Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.64X15.89X16.6616.66
9 Joseph Taiwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.3616.6416.6116.1216.5716.3216.64
10 John Herbert Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.3516.0516.40Did not advance16.40
11 Hassan Badra Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 15.5215.7416.07Did not advance16.07
12 Mamadou Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 15.9915.69Did not advance15.99

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "The forgotten story of Ian Campbell". The Guardian . August 7, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 287.