The men's triple jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 21 August 2023.
| Men's triple jump at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August 2023 (qualification) 21 August 2023 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 17.64 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
editWith 17.15m the automatic qualifier, only 18 year old world leader Jaydon Hibbert was able to muster such a distance, his 17.70m far outdistanced that requirement.
Seven time world medalist, #3 of all time, Will Claye put out the first mark over 16.50m with a 16.71m. Two jumpers later, Hibbert came down the runway but aborted his jump after hitting the take off board. Something was not right. He went to seek medical treatment and would not return. Two more jumpers, returning silver medalist Hugues Fabrice Zango hit a 17.37m to take a big lead. Towards the end of the round, Fang Yaoqing jumped 16.89m, to move into second place, only to be displaced by Yasser Triki with a 16.96m. In the second round, Claye moved back into second place with a 16.99m. Then Lázaro Martínez flew into the lead with a 17.41m. Zhu Yaming moved onto the leader board with a 17.12m. There were no changes until the fourth round, when Cristian Nápoles tickled the lead with a 17.40m. At that point the leaders were separated by 4cm. Near the end of the fifth round, Zango broke that up with what turned out to be the winner 17.64 m (57 ft 10+1⁄4 in) as none of the leaders could improve enough with their final attempts.
As it turns out, Hibbert's preliminary round jump would have been enough to take gold. Instead he finished with no mark.
Records
editBefore the competition records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
18.29 m (60.0 ft) | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 August 1995 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Jaydon Hibbert (JAM) |
17.87 m (58.6 ft) | Baton Rouge, United States | 13 May 2023 |
| African Record |  Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR) |
18.07 m (59.3 ft) (i) | Aubiere, France | 16 January 2021 |
| Asian Record |  Li Yanxi (CHN) |
17.59 m (57.7 ft) | Jinan, China | 26 October 2009 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record |  Christian Taylor (USA) |
18.21 m (59.7 ft) | Beijing, China | 27 August 2015 |
| South American Record |  Jadel Gregório (BRA) |
17.90 m (58.7 ft) | Belém, Brazil | 20 May 2007 |
| European Record | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
18.29 m (60.0 ft) | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7 August 1995 |
| Oceanian record |  Kenneth Lorraway (AUS) |
17.46 m (57.3 ft) | London, United Kingdom | 7 August 1982 |
Qualification standard
editThe standard to qualify automatically for entry was 17.20 m.[2]
Schedule
editThe event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 19 August | 19:37 | Qualification |
| 21 August | 19:40 | Final |
Results
editQualification
editAthletes attaining a mark of at least 17.15 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualify for the final.[3][4][5]
Final
editResults:[6]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Mark | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Hugues Fabrice Zango | Burkina Faso | 17.37 | x | 17.28 | 17.36 | 17.64 | x | 17.64 | |
 | Lázaro Martínez |  Cuba | x | 17.41 | 16.55 | x | x | 16.83 | 17.41 | |
 | Cristian Nápoles | Cuba | x | 17.02 | x | 17.40 | x | x | 17.40 | PB |
| 4 | Zhu Yaming | China | x | 17.12 | 16.53 | x | 17.07 | 17.15 | 17.15 | |
| 5 | Yasser Triki |  Algeria | 16.96 | 16.98 | 17.01 | x | 16.63 | x | 17.01 | |
| 6 | Fang Yaoqing | China | 16.89 | 17.01 | 16.56 | x | – | 15.61 | 17.01 | |
| 7 | Will Claye | United States | 16.71 | 16.99 | x | x | 16.89 | x | 16.99 | SB |
| 8 | Emmanuel Ihemeje |  Italy | 16.27 | 16.84 | x | 16.91 | 16.74 | 16.56 | 16.91 | |
| 9 | Chris Benard | United States | 16.21 | 16.62 | 16.03 | 16.62 | ||||
| 10 | Leodan Torrealba |  Venezuela | 16.39 | 16.36 | 16.58 | 16.58 | ||||
| 11 | Tiago Pereira |  Portugal | 16.26 | x | x | 16.26 | ||||
| Jaydon Hibbert | Jamaica | x | – | – | NM | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "Triple Jump Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Start List Triple Jump Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Summary Triple Jump Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results Triple Jump Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results Triple Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.