Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
Men's triple jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||
Dates | August 3 (qualifying and final) | ||||||
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Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 3, 1948. The final was won by Swede Arne Åhman.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record Olympic record |
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16.00 m | Berlin, Germany | 6 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
Tuesday, 3 August 1948 | 15:30 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.50m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | George Avery | ![]() | 15.335 | Q |
2 | Valle Rautio | ![]() | 14.860 | Q |
3 | Åke Hallgren | ![]() | 14.770 | Q |
4 | Adhemar da Silva | ![]() | 14.690 | Q |
5 | Henry Rebello | ![]() | 14.650 | Q |
6 | Hélio da Silva | ![]() | 14.640 | Q |
7 | Arne Åhman | ![]() | 14.600 | Q |
7 | Kim Won-kwon | ![]() | 14.600 | Q |
9 | Geraldo de Oliveira | ![]() | 14.590 | Q |
10 | Lennart Moberg | ![]() | 14.570 | Q |
11 | Les McKeand | ![]() | 14.550 | Q |
12 | Bill Albans | ![]() | 14.550 | Q |
13 | Ruhi Sarıalp | ![]() | 14.530 | Q |
14 | Preben Larsen | ![]() | 14.520 | Q |
15 | Máximo Reyes | ![]() | 14.380 | |
16 | Erik Koutonen | ![]() | 14.370 | |
17 | João Vieira | ![]() | 14.280 | |
18 | Robert Bobin | ![]() | 14.130 | |
19 | Bob Beckus | ![]() | 14.030 | |
19 | Bob Beckus | ![]() | 14.030 | |
20 | Charles Épalle | ![]() | 14.020 | |
21 | Felix Würth | ![]() | 13.920 | |
22 | Luís García | ![]() | 13.920 | |
23 | Carlos Vera | ![]() | 13.850 | |
24 | Allan Lindsay | ![]() | 13.700 | |
25 | Sidney Cross | ![]() | 13.455 | |
- | Robert Hawkey | ![]() | DNQ | |
- | G. D. Peiris | ![]() | NM | |
- | Jorge Aguirre | ![]() |
Final
Rank | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
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Arne Åhman | ![]() |
15.400 | 14.680 | 14.890 | 14.580 | x | x | 15.400 | |
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George Avery | ![]() |
15.365 | x | 14.670 | 14.320 | 14.780 | 15.365 | ||
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Ruhi Sarıalp | ![]() |
14.230 | 15.020 | 14.910 | 15.025 | x | 15.025 | ||
4 | Preben Larsen | ![]() |
14.830 | |||||||
5 | Geraldo de Oliveira | ![]() |
14.825 | |||||||
6 | Valle Rautio | ![]() |
14.700 | |||||||
7 | Les McKeand | ![]() |
14.530 | |||||||
8 | Adhemar da Silva | ![]() |
14.490 | |||||||
9 | Åke Hallgren | ![]() |
14.485 | |||||||
10 | Bill Albans | ![]() |
14.330 | |||||||
11 | Hélio da Silva | ![]() |
14.310 | |||||||
12 | Kim Won-Gwon | ![]() |
14.250 | |||||||
13 | Lennart Moberg | ![]() |
14.215 | |||||||
Henry Rebello | ![]() |
NM |
Key: NM = No mark, x = Foul
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's triple jump, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-07-07.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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