Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date23 September 1988 (qualifying)
24 September 1988 (final)
Competitors43 from 31 nations
Winning distance17.61 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Khristo Markov
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Silver medal icon.svg Igor Lapshin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksandr Kovalenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1984
1992  

The men's triple jump event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 45 competitors, with 43 athletes from 31 nations starting in two qualifying groups (43 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Saturday September 24, 1988. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Khristo Markov of Bulgaria, the nation's first medal and victory in the men's triple jump. Igor Lapshin and Aleksandr Kovalenko of the Soviet Union took silver and bronze in an event where the Soviets had reached the podium eight consecutive Games before the 1984 boycott.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were sixth-place finisher Willie Banks of the United States, ninth-place finisher Joseph Taiwo of Nigeria, and tenth-place finisher John Herbert of Great Britain. Banks had broken the world record in 1985, but "was no longer at his best in 1988." The favorite was Khristo Markov of Bulgaria, the 1987 World and 1986 European champion. The Soviet team, which had dominated the event before the 1984 boycott, also had three strong contenders. [2]

Algeria, Angola, Belize, Bermuda, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kuwait, Libya, Mozambique, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines each made their first appearance in the event; the Republic of China made its first appearance as Chinese Taipei. The United States competed for the 20th 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 16.90 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 the United States.svg  Willie Banks  (USA)17.97 Indianapolis, United States 16 June 1985
Olympic recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Saneyev  (URS)17.39 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

Aleksandr Kovalenko broke the Olympic record with his first jump in the final round, at 17.42 metres. This lasted only until Khristo Markov's first jump (Kovalenko jumped sixth, Markov jumped tenth) of 17.61 metres, which held up as the gold medal winning jump and new Olympic record. Kovalenko's second jump (17.40 metres) and Igor Lapshin's sixth jump (17.52 metres) also surpassed the old Olympic record.

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Friday, 23 September 198810:10Qualifying
Saturday, 24 September 198812:30Final

Results

Qualifying

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Igor Lapshin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.3717.37Q
2 Aleksandr Kovalenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.2417.24Q
3 Oleg Protsenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.0017.00Q
4 Khristo Markov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 16.4916.9116.91Q
5 Jacek Pastusiński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 16.6616.66q
6 Ivan Slanar Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 16.5916.4516.59q
7 Willie Banks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.5716.57q
8 Norbert Elliott Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 16.4316.33X16.43q
9 Joseph Taiwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 16.4216.2416.3416.42q
10 Charles Simpkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.0016.2716.3516.35q
11 Didier Falise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 16.19X16.3516.35q
12 Norifumi Yamashita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 16.27X16.2916.29q
13 Vernon Samuels Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 15.8516.2816.0716.28
14 Chen Yanping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China X16.25X16.25
15 Andrzej Grabarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 16.1816.2416.2416.24
16 John Herbert Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 16.0116.1716.1816.18
17 Francis Dodoo Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 15.79X16.1716.17
18 Edrick Floreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16.11X14.5716.11
19 George Wright Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15.26X16.0916.09
20 Patterson Johnson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 15.8516.03X16.03
21 Marios Hadjiandreou Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 15.8915.95X15.95
22 Jorge da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15.9515.6315.8715.95
23 Jonathan Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 13.6615.6615.8815.88
24 Park Young-Jun Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 15.7915.7915.8615.86
25 José Quiñaliza Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 15.5715.8615.5515.86
26 Frank Rutherford Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas X15.4215.8415.84
27 Nai Hui-Fang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 15.7415.4215.4915.74
28 Abdul Marzouk Al-Yoha Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait 15.6215.7215.6015.72
29 Robert Cannon Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14.3315.69X15.69
30 Lotfi Khaïda Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 15.4014.0715.6815.68
31 José Leitão Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 15.5115.6015.4715.60
32 Ricardo Valiente Flag of Peru.svg  Peru X15.5415.5915.59
33 Ernesto Torres Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 15.4415.3515.5915.59
34 Brian Wellman Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 15.0715.3115.4715.47
35 Abcelvio Rodrigues Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 15.1314.7714.7415.13
36 Fathi Aboud Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 15.1315.13
37 Haider Ali Shah Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14.8814.57X14.88
38 Lennox Adams Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.4414.7314.6814.73
39 Paulo Noronha Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 14.7114.3514.0714.71
40 Devon Hyde Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 13.5914.0914.09
41Toyi SimklinaFlag of Togo.svg  Togo X13.92X13.92
António dos Santos Flag of Angola.svg  Angola XNo mark
Milan Mikulas Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia XNo mark
James Browne Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNS
Béla Bakosi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Khristo Markov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 17.61 OR X15.7117.54X17.1017.61 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Igor Lapshin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16.7517.09XXX17.5217.52
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksandr Kovalenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.42 OR 17.40XXX17.42
4 Oleg Protsenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17.38XX17.31X16.6117.38
5 Charles Simpkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16.62XXX17.2917.29
6 Willie Banks Flag of the United States.svg  United States X17.0316.9016.86X17.03
7 Ivan Slanař Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 16.5816.7516.59XX16.2416.75
8 Jacek Pastusiński Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 16.72XXX16.5016.5616.72
9 Joseph Taiwo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria X16.4616.27Did not advance16.46
10 Norbert Elliott Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 16.19X16.08Did not advance16.19
11 Didier Falise Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 16.06X16.17Did not advance16.17
12 Norifumi Yamashita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.62XXDid not advance15.62

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 243.