The men's triple jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] on 3 September 1961.
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sorin Ioan |  Romania |
15.93 | |
 |
Oleg Ryakhovskiy |  Soviet Union |
15.85 | |
 |
Tomio Ota |  Japan |
15.65 | |
| 4 | Satoshi Shimo | Japan |
15.58 | |
| 5 | Gyula Czapalai |  Hungary |
15.48 | |
| 6 | Norbert Hermann |  West Germany |
15.14 | |
| 7 | Ramón López |  Cuba |
14.93 | |
| 8 | Pierluigi Gatti |  Italy |
14.91 | |
| 9 | Kiril Kirchev |  Bulgaria |
14.87 | |
| 10 | Ze'ev Reiss |  Israel |
14.07 | |
| 11 | Hüseyin Çakmak |  Turkey |
14.01 | |
| 12 | Sabaudin Ramku |  Albania |
12.95 |