Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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Mikio Oda jumping
VenueOlympic Stadium
DateAugust 2
Competitors24 from 13 nations
Winning distance15.21
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mikio Oda  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Levi Casey  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vilho Tuulos  Finland
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The men's triple jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place on August 2.[1] Twenty-four athletes from 13 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[3] The event was won by Mikio Oda of Japan, the nation's first medal in the men's triple jump. Levi Casey put the United States on the podium for the first time since 1924, with his silver. Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the first man to win a third medal in the event (gold in 1920, bronze in 1924).

Background[]

This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1924 Games were gold medalist Nick Winter of Australia, bronze medalist Vilho Tuulos and fourth-place finisher Väinö Rainio of Finland, and sixth-place finisher Mikio Oda of Japan. Oda was the favorite this time, winning the 1923, 1925 and 1927 Far East Championships; Tuulos was still a strong contender.[2]

Denmark and New Zealand each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the eighth time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format[]

The competition was described as two rounds at the time, but was more similar to the modern divided final. All athletes received three jumps initially. The top six after that received an additional three jumps to improve their distance, but the initial jumps would still count if no improvement was made.[2][4]

Records[]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World record  Nick Winter (AUS) 15.525 Paris, France 12 July 1924
Olympic record  Nick Winter (AUS) 15.525 Paris, France 12 July 1924

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

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
Thursday, 2 August 1928 Qualifying
Final

Results[]

The six best scores advanced to the final round. Three additional rounds were jumped in the final; the results of the qualifying rounds carried over.

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mikio Oda  Japan 15.02 15.13 15.21 X 14.30 X 15.21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Levi Casey  United States 14.13 14.53 14.93 X X 15.17 15.17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vilho Tuulos  Finland X 14.13 14.73 14.97 15.09 15.11 15.11
4 Chuhei Nanbu  Japan 14.75 14.35 15.01 X 14.21 15.00 15.01
5 Toimi Tulikoura  Finland 14.37 14.53 14.70 14.34 X 14.62 14.70
6 Erkki Järvinen  Finland 14.63 14.65 14.23 14.06 X X 14.65
7 Wim Peters  Netherlands 14.55 Did not advance 14.55
8 Väinö Rainio  Finland 14.41 Did not advance 14.41
9 Sidney Bowman  United States 14.35 Did not advance 14.35
Jan Blankers  Netherlands 14.35 Did not advance 14.35
11 Lloyd Bourgeois  United States 14.28 Did not advance 14.28
12 Nick Winter  Australia 14.15 Did not advance 14.15
13 Gijs Lamoree  Netherlands 14.08 Did not advance 14.08
14 Imre Fekete  Hungary 14.07 Did not advance 14.07
15 Steef van Musscher  Netherlands 13.93 Did not advance 13.93
16 Alex Munroe  Canada 13.87 Did not advance 13.87
17 Konstantinos Petridis  Greece 13.83 Did not advance 13.83
18 Hermann Brügmann  Denmark 13.82 Did not advance 13.82
19 Theo Phelan  Ireland 13.73 Did not advance 13.73
20 Bob Kelley  United States 13.64 Did not advance 13.64
21 Arild Lenth  Norway 13.39 Did not advance 13.39
22 Ferenc Molnár  Hungary 13.36 Did not advance 13.36
23 Wilfred Kalaugher  New Zealand 12.94 Did not advance 12.94
24 Johannes Viljoen  South Africa 12.49 Did not advance 12.49

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 374.
  4. ^ Official Report, pp. 446–48.
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