Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held on 3 & 4 of September.[1] Thirty-six athletes from 28 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, the fourth man to repeat as Olympic champion in the triple jump. The Soviets were on the podium in the event for the sixth consecutive Games. Jörg Drehmel of East Germany won the first men's triple jump medal by any German jumper. Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil was the ninth man (Saneyev being the eighth) to win a second medal in the event, following up his 1968 silver with bronze in Munich.

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Viktor Saneyev (1972)
VenueOlympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Dates3 September 1972 (qualifying)
4 September 1972 (final)
Competitors36 from 28 nations
Winning distance17.35
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktor Saneyev
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jörg Drehmel
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nelson Prudêncio
 Brazil
← 1968
1976 →

Background

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This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1968 Games were the top four (gold medalist Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, silver medalist Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil, bronze medalist Giuseppe Gentile of Italy, and fourth-place finisher Art Walker of the United States) as well as eighth-place finisher Mansour Dia of Senegal. Saneyev was a favorite to repeat, but Jörg Drehmel of East Germany had beaten him at the 1971 European championships and was a serious contender for the gold medal. Pedro Pérez of Cuba had broken the world record in winning the Pan American Games, but that jump was an outlier for him and he was not expected to replicate it here.[2]

Kenya, Malawi, and Saudi Arabia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 17th 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 16.20 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. In the final round, each athlete had three jumps; the top eight received an additional three jumps, with the best of the six to count.[2][3]

Records

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

World record   Pedro Pérez (CUB) 17.40 Cali, Colombia 5 August 1971
Olympic record   Viktor Saneyev (URS) 17.39 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 3 September 1972 10:00 Qualifying
Monday, 4 September 1972 16:00 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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All jumpers reaching 16.20 m (53 ft 2 in), shown in blue and the top 12 including ties advanced to the final round. All lengths are in metres

Rank Athlete Nation Group 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Viktor Saneyev   Soviet Union B 16.85 16.85 Q
2 Jörg Drehmel   East Germany A 16.57 16.57 Q
3 Mansour Dia   Senegal A 16.55 16.55 Q
4 Carol Corbu   Romania A 15.59 15.92 16.51 16.51 Q
5 Toshiaki Inoue   Japan A 16.01 16.19 16.49 16.49 Q
6 Michał Joachimowski   Poland B 16.43 16.43 Q
7 Nélson Prudêncio   Brazil B 16.42 16.42 Q
8 Kristen Fløgstad   Norway A X 16.41 16.41 Q
9 Samuel Igun   Nigeria A 15.19 X 16.33 16.33 Q
10 John Craft   United States B 15.78 16.09 16.32 16.32 Q
11 Mikhail Bariban   Soviet Union A 16.09 16.12 16.26 16.26 Q
12 Bernard Lamitié   France A 16.24 16.24 Q
13 Gábor Katona   Hungary B 16.19 15.43 14.89 16.19
14 Kosei Gushiken   Japan B 16.19 X X 16.19
15 Gennady Bessonov   Soviet Union A 16.10 15.95 16.18 16.18
16 Giuseppe Gentile   Italy B 15.79 X 16.04 16.04
17 Esa Rinne   Finland A 15.49 15.98 15.76 15.98
18 Václav Fišer   Czechoslovakia B 15.96 15.75 15.75 15.96
19 Heinz-Günter Schenk   East Germany B 15.54 15.91 15.41 15.91
20 Mick McGrath   Australia A 15.40 15.90 15.32 15.90
21 Johnson Amoah   Ghana A 15.79 15.69 15.84 15.84
22 Abraham Munabi   Uganda B 14.74 15.82 X 15.82
23 Moise Pomaney   Ghana B 15.72 15.18 15.31 15.72
24 Pedro Pérez   Cuba B 15.72 14.85 X 15.72
25 Milan Spasojević   Yugoslavia A 15.63 15.69 13.33 15.69
26 Yukito Muraki   Japan A 15.53 15.59 X 15.59
27 Tim Barrett   Bahamas B 15.51 15.43 X 15.51
28 Wilfredo Maisonave   Puerto Rico B 14.07 14.77 15.38 15.38
29 Art Walker   United States B X 15.29 X 15.29
30 Patrick Onyango   Kenya B X X 14.74 14.74
31 Chen Ming-Chi   Republic of China B X 14.73 14.11 14.73
32 Dave Smith   United States A X 14.55 X 14.55
33 Ghazi Saleh Marzouk   Saudi Arabia A 13.82 13.41 13.51 13.82
34 Martin Matupi   Malawi A 13.57 X 13.34 13.57
Henry Jackson   Jamaica A X X X No mark
Mohinder Singh Gill   India A X X X No mark
Martin Adouna   Togo B DNS
Chodoton   Dahomey B DNS

Final

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At the end of three jumps the top eight received another three jumps. The remaining jumpers are eliminated from medal contention.

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
  Viktor Saneyev   Soviet Union 17.35 16.71 17.19 X 16.98 X 17.35
  Jörg Drehmel   East Germany X 17.02 X X 17.31 15.34 17.31
  Nelson Prudêncio   Brazil 16.87 16.61 16.35 16.88 X 17.05 17.05
4 Carol Corbu   Romania 16.62 16.85 16.40 X 13.72 X 16.85
5 John Craft   United States 16.77 16.75 16.83 16.26 X X 16.83
6 Mansour Dia   Senegal 16.77 16.83 X X 16.15 X 16.83
7 Michał Joachimowski   Poland 16.69 X 14.62 14.98 X X 16.69
8 Kristen Fløgstad   Norway X 16.44 X X 15.97 X 16.44
9 Mikhail Bariban   Soviet Union X 16.30 15.96 Did not advance 16.30
10 Bernard Lamitié   France 16.22 15.88 16.27 Did not advance 16.27
11 Samuel Igun   Nigeria X 15.79 16.03 Did not advance 16.03
12 Toshiaki Inoue   Japan 15.88 X X Did not advance 15.88

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 61.
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