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
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VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3–4 August
Competitors28 from 21 nations
Winning distance17.26
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Al Joyner
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Conley Sr.
 United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keith Connor
 Great Britain
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The

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 record  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 Mexico City, Mexico 15 October 1975
Olympic record  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

UTC-7
)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 1984 10:00 Qualifying
Saturday, 4 August 1984 18:00 Final

Results

Qualifying

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1
Mike Conley, Sr.
  United States 17.36 — — 17.36 Q
2 Eric McCalla  Great Britain 17.01 — — 17.01 Q
3 Ajayi Agbebaku  Nigeria 16.93 — — 16.93 Q
4 Al Joyner  United States 16.30 16.45 16.85 16.85 Q
5 Zou Zhenxian  China 16.27 16.68 — 16.68 Q
6 John Herbert  Great Britain 16.64 — — 16.64 Q
7 Joseph Taiwo  Nigeria 16.38 16.61 — 16.61 Q
8 Keith Connor  Great Britain 16.60 — — 16.60 Q
9 Willie Banks  United States X 16.12 16.59 16.59 q
10 Hassan Badra  Egypt 15.72 16.48 X 16.48 q
11 Peter Bouschen  West Germany X 15.64 16.40 16.40 q
12 Mamadou Diallo  Senegal X 15.91 16.18 16.18 q
13 Dimitrios Mikhas  Greece 16.01 16.15 X 16.15
14 Steve Hanna  Bahamas 16.02 16.14 15.00 16.14
15 Dario Badinelli  Italy 16.13 16.11 15.98 16.13
16 Abcélvio Rodrigues  Brazil 16.12 15.86 15.14 16.12
17 Ralf Jaros  West Germany X X 16.02 16.02
18 Thomas Eriksson  Sweden 15.97 X 14.99 15.97
19 Ken Lorraway  Australia 15.26 15.92 X 15.92
20 Moses Kiyai  Kenya 15.83 15.90 X 15.90
21 Paul Emordi  Nigeria 15.57 X 15.88 15.88
22 Yasushi Ueta  Japan 15.64 X 15.66 15.66
23 Francis Dodoo  Ghana 15.55 15.29 14.99 15.55
24 Park Yeong-jun  South Korea 15.54 X X 15.54
25 Abdoulaye Traoré  Mali 15.32 14.95 14.98 15.32
26 Denou Koffi  Togo 14.44 X X 14.44
27 Ernest Tché-Noubossie  Cameroon 14.36 14.39 X 14.39
28 Oscar Diesel  Paraguay 13.88 14.12 14.19 14.19
— Ángel Carlos Gagliano  Argentina DNS

Final

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

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Al Joyner  United States 17.26 17.04 16.83 — 16.94 17.04 17.26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mike Conley
  United States 16.91 X 17.18 X X X 17.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keith Connor  Great Britain 16.72 16.87 X 16.63 16.67 16.81 16.87
4 Zou Zhenxian  China 16.83 16.71 16.16 X 16.33 16.40 16.83
5 Peter Bouschen  West Germany 16.04 16.77 16.38 16.58 16.28 16.75 16.77
6 Willie Banks  United States 16.23 16.75 X X 16.33 16.51 16.75
7 Ajayi Agbebaku  Nigeria 14.84 16.67 — — — — 16.67
8 Eric McCalla  Great Britain 16.64 X 15.89 — X 16.66 16.66
9 Joseph Taiwo  Nigeria 16.36 16.64 16.61 16.12 16.57 16.32 16.64
10 John Herbert  Great Britain 16.35 16.05 16.40 Did not advance 16.40
11 Hassan Badra  Egypt 15.52 15.74 16.07 Did not advance 16.07
12 Mamadou Diallo  Senegal 15.99 15.69 — Did not advance 15.99

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. ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 287.

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