2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19, 2016.[1][2]

Men's triple jump
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 19
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning distance17.33
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    France
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In the final, Dong Bin hit 17.18 on his first attempt, enough to win the competition. He later improved upon that with 17.29 in the third round and the ultimate winner 17.33 in the fifth. Benjamin Compaoré held down second place with a 16.77 in the first round, which he steadily improved three times. He looked to have enough for silver until Max Hess took his fourth attempt. On his last visit to Oregon, Hess hit a big personal best to get the World Junior silver medal. 20 months later, he hit another big personal best, a 59 cm (almost 2 feet) improvement to 17.14 to grab the silver. Almost to prove it wasn't a fluke, Hess jumped another 17.14 in the final round.

Results edit

The final was started at 17:00.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Dong Bin   China 17.18 16.20 17.29 16.98 17.33 x 17.33
  Max Hess   Germany 16.25 16.37 x 17.14 x 17.14 17.14 PB
  Benjamin Compaoré   France 16.77 x 17.00 17.04 17.09 17.09 SB
4 Nelson Évora   Portugal x 16.66 16.63 16.89 16.89 x 16.89 SB
5 Omar Craddock   United States 16.58 16.33 16.52 16.87 16.87
6 Tosin Oke   Nigeria 16.73 16.65 x x 16.64 16.73 SB
7 Pablo Torrijos   Spain 16.16 16.20 16.51 16.30 16.67 16.67
8 Nazim Babayev   Azerbaijan x 16.36 16.07 16.43 16.41 16.43
9 Harold Correa   France 16.12 16.30 x 16.30
10 Marian Oprea   Romania 16.05 15.98 16.27 16.27
11 Chris Benard   United States 16.14 x 16.15 16.15
12 Alphonso Jordan   United States 16.11 x 15.99 16.11
13 Jonathan Drack   Mauritius 16.04 x 15.82 16.04
14 Olu Olamigoke   Nigeria 13.73 15.59 15.94 15.94 SB
15 Roman Valiyev   Kazakhstan x 15.54 x 15.54
16 Yordanys Durañona   Dominica 15.27 x 15.27 SB

References edit

  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Final results