Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
Men's triple jump at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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![]() Australian postcard commemorating Nick Winter's world record jump | ||||||||||
Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Date | July 12 | |||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 15.525 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. Twenty triple jumpers from twelve nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Nick Winter of Australia, the nation winning gold in its debut in the event. Argentina also medaled in its first triple jump appearance, with Luis Brunetto taking silver. Defending champion Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the fourth man to win a second medal in the event.
Background
[edit]This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1920 Games were gold medalist Vilho Tuulos of Finland and silver medalist Folke Jansson and fourth-place finisher Ivar Sahlin of Sweden. Tuulos was favored to repeat, having recently jumped just short of the world record (15.48 metres, the second-best ever after the world record of 15.52).[2]
Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Japan, and the Netherlands each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the seventh time, having competed at each of the Games so far.
Competition format
[edit]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][3]
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 15.52 | New York, United States | 30 May 1911 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 14.92 | London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 25 July 1908 |
In the qualification Luis Brunetto set a new Olympic record with 15.425 metres. In the final Nick Winter set a new world record with 15.525 metres.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 12 July 1924 | 14:00 | Qualifying Final |
Results
[edit]The best six triple jumpers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Notes |
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![]() | Nick Winter | ![]() | X | 15.180 | X | 15.130 | X | 15.525 WR | 15.525 | WR |
![]() | Luis Brunetto | ![]() | 15.425 OR | 14.800 | 15.200 | 14.780 | ? | ? | 15.425 | |
![]() | Vilho Tuulos | ![]() | 14.840 | 15.370 | 15.370 | |||||
4 | Väinö Rainio | ![]() | 14.940 | 15.010 | 15.010 | |||||
5 | Folke Jansson | ![]() | 14.970 | Did not improve | 14.970 | |||||
6 | Mikio Oda | ![]() | 14.350 | Did not improve | 14.350 | |||||
7 | Earle Wilson | ![]() | 14.235 | Did not advance | 14.235 | |||||
8 | Ivar Sahlin | ![]() | 14.160 | Did not advance | 14.160 | |||||
9 | Merwin Graham | ![]() | 14.000 | Did not advance | 14.000 | |||||
10 | John O'Connor | ![]() | 13.990 | Did not advance | 13.990 | |||||
11 | Willem Peters | ![]() | 13.860 | Did not advance | 13.860 | |||||
12 | John Odde | ![]() | 13.400 | Did not advance | 13.400 | |||||
13 | Jack Higginson | ![]() | 13.340 | Did not advance | 13.340 | |||||
14 | Philip MacDonald | ![]() | 13.330 | Did not advance | 13.330 | |||||
15 | Harold Langley | ![]() | 12.740 | Did not advance | 12.740 | |||||
16 | Ross Sheppard | ![]() | 12.720 | Did not advance | 12.720 | |||||
17 | Louis Wilhelme | ![]() | 12.660 | Did not advance | 12.660 | |||||
18 | Kiril Petrunov | ![]() | 12.015 | Did not advance | 12.015 | |||||
— | DeHart Hubbard | ![]() | X | X | X | Did not advance | No mark | |||
André Clayeux | ![]() | X | X | X | Did not advance | No mark |
There were 17 nonstarters.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Official Report, p. 135.
- ^ Sports-Reference
External links
[edit]- Official Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 March 2008.