Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1985 Summer Universiade was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on 31 August and 2 September 1985.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Charles Simpkins United States	Aleksandr Yakovlev Soviet Union	John Herbert Great Britain

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?	Aleksandr Yakovlev	Soviet Union	17.08
2	?	John Herbert	Great Britain	16.97
3	?	Francisco Albino dos Santos	Brazil	16.96	PB
4	?	Khristo Markov	Bulgaria	16.72
5	?	Charles Simpkins	United States	16.68
6	?	Abcélvio Rodrigues	Brazil	16.57
7	?	Lázaro Balcindes	Cuba	16.45
8	?	Marios Hadjiandreou	Cyprus	16.40
9	?	Francis Dodoo	Ghana	16.30
10	?	Larry Streeter	United States	16.27
11	?	Tian Hongxin	China	16.25
12	?	Norifumi Yamashita	Japan	16.19
13	?	Park Young-jun	South Korea	16.18
14	?	Paul Emordi	Nigeria	16.16
15	?	Dimitrios Mikhas	Greece	16.13
16	?	George Wright	Canada	15.92
17	?	Waldemar Golanko	Poland	15.83
18	?	Takao Sato	Japan	15.71
19	?	Edrick Floréal	Canada	15.67
20	?	Klaus Kübler	West Germany	15.66
21	?	Mauricio Carranza	El Salvador	13.82
22	?	Richard Duval	Mauritius	13.49

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Charles Simpkins	United States	17.86	UR
	Aleksandr Yakovlev	Soviet Union	17.43
	John Herbert	Great Britain	17.41
4	Khristo Markov	Bulgaria	17.05
5	Francisco Albino dos Santos	Brazil	16.95
6	Lázaro Balcindes	Cuba	16.67
7	Norifumi Yamashita	Japan	16.62
8	Tian Hongxin	China	16.35
9	Marios Hadjiandreou	Cyprus	16.13
10	Larry Streeter	United States	16.04
11	Abcélvio Rodrigues	Brazil	16.00
12	Francis Dodoo	Ghana	15.99