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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's triple jump

|games = 1948 Summer

|image = File:Arne Åhman.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Arne Åhman

|venue = Wembley Stadium

|dates = 3 August 1948 (qualifying and final)

|competitors = 28

|nations = 17

|win_value = 15.400

|win_label = Winning distance

|longnames = yes

|gold = Arne Åhman

|goldNOC = SWE

|silver = Gordon George Avery

|silverNOC = AUS

|bronze = Ruhi Sarialp

|bronzeNOC = TUR

|prev=1936

|next=1952

}}

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{{AthleticsAt1948SummerOlympics}}

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. 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-triple-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-triple-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} 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.

Background

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/58659 |work=Olympedia |title=Triple Jump, Men |access-date=7 September 2020}}

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

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.Official Report, p. 269.

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Naoto Tajima|JPN}}

| world_mark = 16.00

| world_place = Berlin, Germany

| world_date = 6 August 1936

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Naoto Tajima|JPN|1936 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 16.00

| olympic_place = Berlin, Germany

| olympic_date = 6 August 1936

}}

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

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

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! Date

! Time

! Round

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| Tuesday, 3 August 1948

11:00
15:30		Qualifying
Final

Results

=Qualifying=

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

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! Rank !! Athlete !! Nation !! Distance!!class="unsortable"| Notes

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| 1

align=left|George Averyalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}}15.335{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 2

align=left|Valle Rautioalign=left|{{flagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}14.860{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 3

align=left|Åke Hallgrenalign=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}14.770{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 4

align=left|Adhemar da Silvaalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}14.690{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 5

align=left|Henry Rebelloalign=left|{{flagIOC|IND|1948 Summer}}14.650{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 6

align=left|Hélio da Silvaalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}14.640{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 7

align=left|Arne Åhmanalign=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}14.600{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 7

align=left|Kim Won-kwonalign=left|{{flagIOC|KOR|1948 Summer}}14.600{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 9

align=left|Geraldo de Oliveiraalign=left|{{flagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}14.590Q
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| 10

align=left|Lennart Mobergalign=left|{{flagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}14.570{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 11

align=left|Les McKeandalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}}14.550{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 12

align=left|Bill Albansalign=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}14.550{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 13

align=left|Ruhi Sarıalpalign=left|{{flagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}}14.530{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
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| 14

align=left|Preben Larsenalign=left|{{flagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}}14.520{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final}}
15align=left|Máximo Reyesalign=left|{{flagIOC|PER|1948 Summer}}14.380
16align=left|Erkki Koutonenalign=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}14.370
17align=left|João Vieiraalign=left|{{flagIOC|POR|1948 Summer}}14.280
18align=left|Robert Bobinalign=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}14.130
19align=left|Bob Beckusalign=left|{{flagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}14.030
20align=left|Charles Épallealign=left|{{flagIOC|FRA|1948 Summer}}14.020
21align=left|Felix Würthalign=left|{{flagIOC|AUT|1948 Summer}}13.920
22align=left|Luís Garcíaalign=left|{{flagIOC|POR|1948 Summer}}13.920
23align=left|Carlos Veraalign=left|{{flagIOC|CHI|1948 Summer}}13.850
24align=left|Allan Lindsayalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}13.700
25align=left|Sidney Crossalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}13.455
rowspan=2| 26–27align=left|Robert Hawkeyalign=left|{{flagIOC|GBR|1948 Summer}}data-sort-value=13.000| Unknown
align=left| Jorge Aguirrealign=left|{{flagIOC|MEX|1948 Summer}}data-sort-value=13.000| Unknown
data-sort-value=28| —align=left|G. D. Peirisalign=left|{{flagIOC|CEY|1948 Summer}}data-sort-value=1.00| No mark
rowspan=2 data-sort-value=29| —

|align=left| Stefán Sörensson

align=left| {{flagIOC|ISL|1948 Summer}}data-sort-value=0.00| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}
align=left| Charles Thompsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|GUY|1948 Summer}}data-sort-value=0.00| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

=Final=

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! Rank !! Athlete

Nation !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Distance
{{Gold1}}

|align="left"|Arne Åhman

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}15.40014.68014.89014.580data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| X15.400
{{Silver2}}

|align="left"| George Avery

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}}

|15.365

data-sort-value=1.00| X14.67014.32014.780data-sort-value=1.00| —15.365
{{Bronze3}}

|align="left"|Ruhi Sarıalp

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|TUR|1948 Summer}}

|14.230

15.02014.91015.025data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| —15.025
4

|align="left"|Preben Larsen

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|DEN|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.830| Unknown

14.830
5

|align="left"|Geraldo de Oliveira

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.825| Unknown

14.825
6

|align="left"| Valle Rautio

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.700| Unknown

14.700
7

|align="left"| Les McKeand

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.530| Unknown

14.530
8

|align="left"| Adhemar da Silva

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.490| Unknown

14.490
9

|align="left"| Åke Hallgren

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.485| Unknown

14.485
10

|align="left"| Bill Albans

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|USA|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.330| Unknown

14.330
11

|align="left"| Hélio da Silva

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.310| Unknown

14.310
12

|align="left"| Kim Won-Gwon

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|KOR|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.250| Unknown

14.250
13

|align="left"| Lennart Moberg

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1948 Summer}}

|colspan=6 data-sort-value=14.215| Unknown

14.215
data-sort-value=14| —

|align="left"| Henry Rebello

align="left"| {{FlagIOC|IND|1948 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| No mark

References

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Sources

  • Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). [http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad]. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

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