Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 3 August 1948. Twenty-eight athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Arne Åhman of Sweden.[2] It was Sweden's first victory in the event since 1912, and first medal since 1932. Australia reached the podium for the second Games in a row (albeit twelve years apart) with Gordon George Avery's silver. Turkey received a medal in its first appearance in the triple jump with Ruhi Sarialp's bronze; it was the only track and field athletics medal won by Turkey in the 1900s.[1]

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Arne Åhman
VenueWembley Stadium
Dates3 August (qualifying and final)
Competitors28 from 17 nations
Winning distance15.400
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arne Åhman
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gordon George Avery
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ruhi Sarialp
 Turkey
← 1936
1952 →
Video on YouTube Official Video
@ 35:55

Background

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This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. There were no returning jumpers from the pre-war 1936 Games. Japan had been dominant in the event before World War II, but was no longer. Valle Rautio of Finland was closest to being a favorite, having won the 1946 European championships.[1]

Brazil, Ceylon, South Korea, Peru, Portugal, and Turkey each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 11th time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

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The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936. In the qualifying round, each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 14.50 metres. Those who did advanced to the final round.[1][3]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record   Naoto Tajima (JPN) 16.00 Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936
Olympic record   Naoto Tajima (JPN) 16.00 Berlin, Germany 6 August 1936

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 3 August 1948 11:00
15:30
Qualifying
Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.50 m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
1 George Avery   Australia 15.335 Q
2 Valle Rautio   Finland 14.860 Q
3 Åke Hallgren   Sweden 14.770 Q
4 Adhemar da Silva   Brazil 14.690 Q
5 Henry Rebello   India 14.650 Q
6 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 14.640 Q
7 Arne Åhman   Sweden 14.600 Q
7 Kim Won-kwon   South Korea 14.600 Q
9 Geraldo de Oliveira   Brazil 14.590 Q
10 Lennart Moberg   Sweden 14.570 Q
11 Les McKeand   Australia 14.550 Q
12 Bill Albans   United States 14.550 Q
13 Ruhi Sarıalp   Turkey 14.530 Q
14 Preben Larsen   Denmark 14.520 Q
15 Máximo Reyes   Peru 14.380
16 Erkki Koutonen   United States 14.370
17 João Vieira   Portugal 14.280
18 Robert Bobin   France 14.130
19 Bob Beckus   United States 14.030
20 Charles Épalle   France 14.020
21 Felix Würth   Austria 13.920
22 Luís García   Portugal 13.920
23 Carlos Vera   Chile 13.850
24 Allan Lindsay   Great Britain 13.700
25 Sidney Cross   Great Britain 13.455
26–27 Robert Hawkey   Great Britain Unknown
Jorge Aguirre   Mexico Unknown
G. D. Peiris   Ceylon No mark
Stefán Sörensson   Iceland DNS
Charles Thompson   Guyana DNS

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
  Arne Åhman   Sweden 15.400 14.680 14.890 14.580 X X 15.400
  George Avery   Australia 15.365 X 14.670 14.320 14.780 15.365
  Ruhi Sarıalp   Turkey 14.230 15.020 14.910 15.025 X 15.025
4 Preben Larsen   Denmark Unknown 14.830
5 Geraldo de Oliveira   Brazil Unknown 14.825
6 Valle Rautio   Finland Unknown 14.700
7 Les McKeand   Australia Unknown 14.530
8 Adhemar da Silva   Brazil Unknown 14.490
9 Åke Hallgren   Sweden Unknown 14.485
10 Bill Albans   United States Unknown 14.330
11 Hélio da Silva   Brazil Unknown 14.310
12 Kim Won-Gwon   South Korea Unknown 14.250
13 Lennart Moberg   Sweden Unknown 14.215
Henry Rebello   India X X X X X X No mark

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 269.

Sources

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