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:Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
World | 18.29 | Jonathan Edwards | 7 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden | |
Championship | 18.29 | Jonathan Edwards | 7 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden | |
World leading | 18.11 | Christian Taylor | 27 May 2017 | Eugene, OR, United States | |
African | 17.37 | Tarik Bouguetaïb | 14 Jul 2007 | Khemisset, Morocco | |
Asian | 17.59 | Li Yanxi | 26 Oct 2009 | Jinan, China | |
NACAC | 18.21 | Christian Taylor | 27 Aug 2015 | Beijing, China | |
South American | 17.90 | Jadel Gregório | Belém, Brazil | ||
European | 18.29 | Jonathan Edwards | 7 Aug 1995 | Göteborg, Sweden | |
Oceanian | 17.46 | Ken Lorraway | 7 Aug 1982 | London, 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:Date | Time | Round |
7 August | 18:35 | Qualification |
10 August | 20:20 | Final |