2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump


The men's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 10 August.

Summary

In the first round of the final, Alexis Copello was the first over 17 metres with a jump of 17.16 metres, and Will Claye took the lead with a 17.54 metre jump. In the second round, Nelson Évora moved into silver medal position, until Christian Taylor took the lead with a 17.57 metre jump. That lasted until Claye's next jump, 17.63 metres, which Taylor answered with a effort. None of the leaders were able to improve in the last three rounds. By the end of the competition, three jumpers had jumped 17.16 metres, their places settled by their second best jump, which in the case of Cristian Nápoles was another 17.16 metres.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World18.29Jonathan Edwards7 Aug 1995Göteborg, Sweden
Championship18.29Jonathan Edwards7 Aug 1995Göteborg, Sweden
World leading18.11Christian Taylor27 May 2017Eugene, OR, United States
African17.37Tarik Bouguetaïb14 Jul 2007Khemisset, Morocco
Asian17.59Li Yanxi26 Oct 2009Jinan, China
NACAC18.21Christian Taylor27 Aug 2015Beijing, China
South American17.90Jadel GregórioBelém, Brazil
European18.29Jonathan Edwards7 Aug 1995Göteborg, Sweden
Oceanian17.46Ken Lorraway7 Aug 1982London, Great Britain

No records were set at the competition.

[|Qualification] standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 16.80 metres.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, is as follows:
DateTimeRound
7 August18:35Qualification
10 August20:20Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 7 August, in two groups, both starting at 18:35. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 17.00 metres or at least the 12 best performers qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

Final

The final took place on 10 August at 20:20. The results were as follows: