Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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.

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Australian postcard commemorating Nick Winter's world record jump
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 12
Competitors20 from 12 nations
Winning distance15.525 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nick Winter
 Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luis Brunetto
 Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vilho Tuulos
 Finland
← 1920
1928 →

Background

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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

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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

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World record   Dan Ahearn (GBR) 15.52 New York, United States 30 May 1911
Olympic record   Tim Ahearne (GBR) 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

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 12 July 1924 14:00 Qualifying
Final

Results

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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
  Nick Winter   Australia X 15.180 X 15.130 X 15.525 WR 15.525 WR
  Luis Brunetto   Argentina 15.425 OR 14.800 15.200 14.780 ? ? 15.425
  Vilho Tuulos   Finland 14.840 15.370 15.370
4 Väinö Rainio   Finland 14.940 15.010 15.010
5 Folke Jansson   Sweden 14.970 Did not improve 14.970
6 Mikio Oda   Japan 14.350 Did not improve 14.350
7 Earle Wilson   United States 14.235 Did not advance 14.235
8 Ivar Sahlin   Sweden 14.160 Did not advance 14.160
9 Merwin Graham   United States 14.000 Did not advance 14.000
10 John O'Connor   Ireland[4] 13.990 Did not advance 13.990
11 Willem Peters   Netherlands 13.860 Did not advance 13.860
12 John Odde   Great Britain 13.400 Did not advance 13.400
13 Jack Higginson   Great Britain 13.340 Did not advance 13.340
14 Philip MacDonald   Canada 13.330 Did not advance 13.330
15 Harold Langley   Great Britain 12.740 Did not advance 12.740
16 Ross Sheppard   Canada 12.720 Did not advance 12.720
17 Louis Wilhelme   France 12.660 Did not advance 12.660
18 Kiril Petrunov   Bulgaria 12.015 Did not advance 12.015
DeHart Hubbard   United States X X X Did not advance No mark
André Clayeux   France X X X Did not advance No mark

There were 17 nonstarters.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 135.
  4. ^ Sports-Reference
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