1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Jörg Drehmel East Germany
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| Silver | Viktor Sanejev Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Carol Corbu Romania
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Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jörg Drehmel | East Germany |
17.16 w (w: 3.7 m/s) |
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Viktor Sanejev | Soviet Union |
17.10 w (w: 3 m/s) |
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Carol Corbu | Romania |
16.87 | |
| 4 | Michael Sauer |
 West Germany |
16.58 (w: 1 m/s) |
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| 5 | Václav Fišer |  Czechoslovakia |
16.39 w (w: 2.9 m/s) |
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| 6 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | East Germany |
16.38 w (w: 2.2 m/s) |
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| 7 | Gennady Bessonov | Soviet Union |
16.26 (w: 1.8 m/s) |
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| 8 | Gennady Salevich | Soviet Union |
16.24 w (w: 3.2 m/s) |
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| 9 | Joachim Kugler | West Germany |
16.12 (w: 0.9 m/s) |
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| 10 | Luis Felipe Areta |  Spain |
15.81 w (w: 2.8 m/s) |
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| 11 | Józef Szmidt |  Poland |
15.62 (w: 1.1 m/s) |
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| 12 | Giuseppe Gentile |  Italy |
14.00 |
Qualification
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Sanejev | Soviet Union |
16.99 | Q |
| 2 | Jörg Drehmel | East Germany |
16.83 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Sauer |
West Germany |
16.50 | Q |
| 4 | Joachim Kugler | West Germany |
16.47 | Q |
| 5 | Giuseppe Gentile | Italy |
16.46 | Q |
| 6 | Luis Felipe Areta | Spain |
16.41 | Q |
| 7 | Václav Fišer | Czechoslovakia |
16.32 | Q |
| 8 | Józef Szmidt | Poland |
16.27 | Q |
| 9 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | East Germany |
16.23 | Q |
| 10 | Gennady Bessonov | Soviet Union |
16.19 | q |
| 11 | Carol Corbu | Romania |
16.12 | q |
| 12 | Gennady Salevich | Soviet Union |
16.10 | q |
| 13 | Kristen Fløgstad |  Norway |
15.93 | |
| 14 | Pentti Kuukasjärvi |  Finland |
15.83 | |
| 15 | Serge Firca |  France |
15.79 | |
| 16 | Milan Spasojević |  Yugoslavia |
15.61 | |
| 17 | Henrik Kalocsai |  Hungary |
15.56 | |
| 18 | Aşkın Tuna |  Turkey |
15.39 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Turkey (1)
West Germany (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
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European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
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