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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's triple jump

|games = 1984 Summer

|image = File:Track & Field 1984 Olympics tickets.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Athletics tickets

|venue = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

|dates = 3–4 August

|competitors = 28

|nations = 21

|win_value = 17.26

|win_label = Winning distance

|longnames = yes

|gold = Al Joyner

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Mike Conley Sr.

|silverNOC = USA

|bronze = Keith Connor

|bronzeNOC = GBR

|prev = 1980

|next = 1988

}}

{{AthleticsAt1984SummerOlympics}}

The men's triple jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 28 competitors, with two qualifying groups (28 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on August 4, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-triple-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174815/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-triple-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump |access-date=24 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} The event was won by Al Joyner of the United States, the nation's first title in the men's long jump since 1904 and fourth overall. Mike Conley Sr., also an American, took silver. Keith Connor's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1908. The Soviet boycott broke that nation's four-Games gold medal and eight-Games podium streaks.

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalists from the 1980 Games were fourth-place finisher Keith Connor of Great Britain and eighth-place finisher Ken Lorraway of Australia; the Soviet jumpers were not present due to the boycott while the two men who felt they had been wronged by Soviet judging in 1980, João Carlos de Oliveira and Ian Campbell, had both suffered career-ending injuries shortly after the Moscow Games. The inaugural world champion, Zdzisław Hoffmann of Poland, was also absent due to the boycott. Mike Conley Sr. of the United States was the favorite.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/aug/07/ian-campbell-triple-jumper-moscow-olympics |title=The forgotten story of Ian Campbell |date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=November 15, 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian}}{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/62862 |work=Olympedia |title=Triple Jump, Men |access-date=9 September 2020}}

Cameroon, the People's Republic of China, Mali, Paraguay, and Togo each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 19th time, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

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 16.60 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.Official Report, vol. 2, p. 287.

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|João Carlos de Oliveira|BRA}}

| world_mark = 17.89

| world_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| world_date = 15 October 1975

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Viktor Saneyev|URS|1968 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 17.39

| olympic_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| olympic_date = 17 October 1968

}}

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

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Time

! Round

Friday, 3 August 198410:00Qualifying
style=background:lemonchiffon

| Saturday, 4 August 1984

18:00Final

Results

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

AthleteNation123DistanceNotes
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

align=left| Mike Conley, Sr.align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}17.36data-sort-value=1.00| —data-sort-value=1.00| —17.36{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

align=left| Eric McCallaalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}17.01data-sort-value=1.00| —data-sort-value=1.00| —17.01{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

align=left| Ajayi Agbebakualign=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1984 Summer}}16.93data-sort-value=1.00| —data-sort-value=1.00| —16.93{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 4

align=left| Al Joyneralign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}16.3016.4516.8516.85{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 5

align=left| Zou Zhenxianalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1984 Summer}}16.2716.68data-sort-value=1.00| —16.68{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 6

align=left| John Herbertalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}16.64data-sort-value=1.00| —data-sort-value=1.00| —16.64{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 7

align=left| Joseph Taiwoalign=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1984 Summer}}16.3816.61data-sort-value=1.00| —16.61{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 8

align=left| Keith Connoralign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}16.60data-sort-value=1.00| —data-sort-value=1.00| —16.60{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 9

align=left| Willie Banksalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}data-sort-value=1.00| X16.1216.5916.59{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 10

align=left| Hassan Badraalign=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|1984 Summer}}15.7216.48data-sort-value=1.00| X16.48{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 11

align=left| Peter Bouschenalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}data-sort-value=1.00| X15.6416.4016.40{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 12

align=left| Mamadou Dialloalign=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}}data-sort-value=1.00| X15.9116.1816.18{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
13align=left| Dimitrios Mikhasalign=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1984 Summer}}16.0116.15data-sort-value=1.00| X16.15
14align=left| Steve Hannaalign=left| {{flagIOC|BAH|1984 Summer}}16.0216.1415.0016.14
15align=left| Dario Badinellialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1984 Summer}}16.1316.1115.9816.13
16align=left| Abcélvio Rodriguesalign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1984 Summer}}16.1215.8615.1416.12
17align=left| Ralf Jarosalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| X16.0216.02
18align=left| Thomas Erikssonalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1984 Summer}}15.97data-sort-value=1.00| X14.9915.97
19align=left| Ken Lorrawayalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1984 Summer}}15.2615.92data-sort-value=1.00| X15.92
20align=left| Moses Kiyaialign=left| {{flagIOC|KEN|1984 Summer}}15.8315.90data-sort-value=1.00| X15.90
21align=left| Paul Emordialign=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1984 Summer}}15.57data-sort-value=1.00| X15.8815.88
22align=left| Yasushi Uetaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1984 Summer}}15.64data-sort-value=1.00| X15.6615.66
23align=left| Francis Dodooalign=left| {{flagIOC|GHA|1984 Summer}}15.5515.2914.9915.55
24align=left| Park Yeong-junalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1984 Summer}}15.54data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| X15.54
25align=left| Abdoulaye Traoréalign=left| {{flagIOC|MLI|1984 Summer}}15.3214.9514.9815.32
26align=left| Denou Koffialign=left| {{flagIOC|TOG|1984 Summer}}14.44data-sort-value=1.00| Xdata-sort-value=1.00| X14.44
27align=left| Ernest Tché-Noubossiealign=left| {{flagIOC|CMR|1984 Summer}}14.3614.39data-sort-value=1.00| X14.39
28align=left| Oscar Dieselalign=left| {{flagIOC|PAR|1984 Summer}}13.8814.1214.1914.19
data-sort-value=29| —align=left| Ángel Carlos Gaglianoalign=left| {{flagIOC|ARG|1984 Summer}}data-sort-value=0.00 colspan=4| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

=Final=

McCalla and Taiwo were tied for eighth at 16.64 metres after three jumps, so both received the additional three jumps.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Rank

AthleteNation123456Distance
{{gold1}}align=left| Al Joyneralign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}

| 17.26

| 17.04

| 16.83

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 16.94

| 17.04

| 17.26

{{silver2}}align=left| Mike Conleyalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}

| 16.91

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 17.18

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 17.18

{{bronze3}}align=left| Keith Connoralign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}

| 16.72

| 16.87

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 16.63

| 16.67

| 16.81

| 16.87

4align=left| Zou Zhenxianalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1984 Summer}}

| 16.83

| 16.71

| 16.16

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 16.33

| 16.40

| 16.83

5align=left| Peter Bouschenalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1984 Summer}}

| 16.04

| 16.77

| 16.38

| 16.58

| 16.28

| 16.75

| 16.77

6align=left| Willie Banksalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1984 Summer}}

| 16.23

| 16.75

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 16.33

| 16.51

| 16.75

7align=left| Ajayi Agbebakualign=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1984 Summer}}

| 14.84

| 16.67

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 16.67

8align=left| Eric McCallaalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}

| 16.64

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 15.89

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 16.66

| 16.66

9align=left| Joseph Taiwoalign=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1984 Summer}}

| 16.36

| 16.64

| 16.61

| 16.12

| 16.57

| 16.32

| 16.64

10align=left| John Herbertalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1984 Summer}}

| 16.35

| 16.05

| 16.40

|colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance

| 16.40

11align=left| Hassan Badraalign=left| {{flagIOC|EGY|1984 Summer}}

| 15.52

| 15.74

| 16.07

|colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance

| 16.07

12align=left| Mamadou Dialloalign=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1984 Summer}}

| 15.99

| 15.69

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance

| 15.99

See also

References

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External links

  • {{in lang|en}} [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v2pt2.pdf Official Report]
  • {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120209184323/http://www.todor66.com/olim/1984/Athletics/Men_Triple_Jump.html Results]

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