Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Athletics at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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The Men's Triple Jump event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 23 competitors, with two qualifying groups (23 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 25, 1980. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.55 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday July 24, 1980.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Jaak Uudmäe
Soviet Union (URS)
Silver  Viktor Saneyev
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze  João Carlos de Oliveira
Brazil (BRA)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics
World Record  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 m October 15, 1975 Mexico City, Mexico
Olympic Record  Viktor Saneyev (URS) 17.39 m October 17, 1968 Mexico City, Mexico

Qualification

Group A

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 1  Ian Campbell (AUS) 17.02 17.02 m
2 4  Jaak Uudmäe (URS) 16.03 16.69 16.69 m
3 6  Viktor Saneyev (URS) 16.57 16.57 m
4 10  Béla Bakosi (HUN) 15.99 16.45 16.22 16.45 m
5 12  Atanas Chochev (BUL) 16.20 16.42 16.17 16.42 m
6 13  Ramón Cid (ESP) 16.20 X 16.04 16.20 m
7 14  Mujhid Fahad Khalifa (IRQ) X 15.77 15.86 15.86 m
8 15  Abdoulaye Diallo (SEN) X 15.51 15.68 15.68 m
9 17  Bogger Musaanga (ZAM) 14.79 14.79 m
 Olli Pousi (FIN) X NM
 Alejandro Herrera (CUB) X NM

Group B

Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3
1 2  Ken Lorraway (AUS) 15.84 16.29 16.80 16.80 m
2 3  Yevgeni Anikin (URS) 16.77 16.77 m
3 5  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) X 16.62 16.62 m
4 6  Keith Connor (GBR) 16.57 16.57 m
5 8  Armando Herrera (CUB) 16.26 X 16.49 16.49 m
6 9  Milan Spasojević (YUG) 16.21 16.48 16.48 m
7 11  Christian Valetudie (FRA) 15.99 16.43 16.39 16.43 m
8 16  Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) X 15.35 15.28 15.35 m
9 18  Henri Dagba (BEN) X 13.64 14.71 14.71 m
10 19  Dương Đức Thủy (VIE) 14.51 14.19 14.59 14.59 m
11 20  Arthure Agathine (SEY) X 13.99 14.21 14.21 m
12 21  Yadessa Kuma (ETH) 13.49 13.60 X 13.60 m

Final

Rank Athlete Attempts Result Note
1 2 3 4 5 6
 Jaak Uudmäe (URS) X 16.83 17.35 X 17.08 17.28 17.35 m
 Viktor Saneyev (URS) 16.85 16.53 17.04 X 17.07 17.24 17.24 m
 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 16.96 X 17.22 X X X 17.22 m
4  Keith Connor (GBR) 16.32 16.64 16.51 16.87 14.54 16.48 16.87 m
5  Ian Campbell (AUS) X 16.72 X X X X 16.72 m
6  Atanas Chochev (BUL) 16.12 16.55 X X 16.56 16.56 m
7  Béla Bakosi (HUN) X 16.28 16.11 16.47 16.03 15.77 16.47 m
8  Ken Lorraway (AUS) 16.12 16.44 16.20 16.40 15.70 16.44 m
9  Yevgeni Anikin (URS) 16.12 15.75 X 16.12 m
10  Milan Spasojević (YUG) 16.09 16.08 15.93 16.09 m
11  Armando Herrera (CUB) 15.90 X 16.03 16.03 m
 Christian Valetudie (FRA) X X X NM

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