Competitors 39 from 27 nations | Winning distance 17.67 | |
Venue Beijing Olympic Stadium Date 18 August 2008 (qualification)
21 August 2008 (final) | ||
The men's triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.
Contents
The qualifying standards were 17.10 m (56.1 ft) (A standard) and 16.80 m (55.12 ft) (B standard).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Qualifying round
Qualifying Performance 17.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
References
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA