The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. Twenty triple jumpers from twelve nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Nick Winter of Australia, the nation winning gold in its debut in the event. Argentina also medaled in its first triple jump appearance, with Luis Brunetto taking silver. Defending champion Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the fourth man to win a second medal in the event.
Background
This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1920 Games were gold medalist Vilho Tuulos of Finland and silver medalist Folke Jansson and fourth-place finisher Ivar Sahlin of Sweden. Tuulos was favored to repeat, having recently jumped just short of the world record (15.48 metres, the second-best ever after the world record of 15.52).
Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Japan, and the Netherlands each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the seventh time, having competed at each of the Games so far.
Competition format
The competition was described as two rounds at the time, but was more similar to the modern divided final. All athletes received three jumps initially. The top six after that received an additional three jumps to improve their distance, but the initial jumps would still count if no improvement was made.Official Report, p. 135.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the qualification Luis Brunetto set a new Olympic record with 15.425 metres. In the final Nick Winter set a new world record with 15.525 metres.
Schedule
Date Time Round Saturday, 12 July 1924 14:00 QualifyingFinal
Results
The best six triple jumpers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.
Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes Nick Winter X 15.180 X 15.130 X 15.525 15.525 Luis Brunetto 15.425 14.800 15.200 14.780 ? ? 15.425 Vilho Tuulos 14.840 15.370 15.370 4 Väinö Rainio 14.940 15.010 15.010 5 Folke Jansson 14.970 Did not improve 14.970 6 Mikio Oda 14.350 Did not improve 14.350 7 Earle Wilson 14.235 Did not advance 14.235 8 Ivar Sahlin 14.160 Did not advance 14.160 9 Merwin Graham 14.000 Did not advance 14.000 10 John O'Connor Sports-Reference 13.990 Did not advance 13.990 11 Willem Peters 13.860 Did not advance 13.860 12 John Odde 13.400 Did not advance 13.400 13 Jack Higginson 13.340 Did not advance 13.340 14 Philip MacDonald 13.330 Did not advance 13.330 15 Harold Langley 12.740 Did not advance 12.740 16 Ross Sheppard 12.720 Did not advance 12.720 17 Louis Wilhelme 12.660 Did not advance 12.660 18 Kiril Petrunov 12.015 Did not advance 12.015 — DeHart Hubbard X X X Did not advance No mark André Clayeux X X X Did not advance No mark
There were 17 nonstarters.
References
External links Official Report