Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
March 30, 2024
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 3 August 1948. Twenty-eight athletes from 17 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Arne Åhman of Sweden.[2] It was Sweden's first victory in the event since 1912, and first medal since 1932. Australia reached the podium for the second Games in a row (albeit twelve years apart) with Gordon George Avery's silver. Turkey received a medal in its first appearance in the triple jump with Ruhi Sarialp's bronze; it was the only track and field athletics medal won by Turkey in the 1900s.[1]
This was the 11th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. There were no returning jumpers from the pre-war 1936 Games. Japan had been dominant in the event before World War II, but was no longer. Valle Rautio of Finland was closest to being a favorite, having won the 1946 European championships.[1]
Brazil, Ceylon, South Korea, Peru, Portugal, and Turkey each made their first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 11th time, having competed at each of the Games so far.
Competition formatedit
The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936. In the qualifying round, each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 14.50 metres. Those who did advanced to the final round.[1][3]
Recordsedit
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
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.
March 30, 2024
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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 3 August 1948 Twenty eight athletes from 17 nations competed 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The final was won by Arne Ahman of Sweden 2 It was Sweden s first victory in the event since 1912 and first medal since 1932 Australia reached the podium for the second Games in a row albeit twelve years apart with Gordon George Avery s silver Turkey received a medal in its first appearance in the triple jump with Ruhi Sarialp s bronze it was the only track and field athletics medal won by Turkey in the 1900s 1 Men s triple jumpat the Games of the XIV OlympiadArne AhmanVenueWembley StadiumDates3 August qualifying and final Competitors28 from 17 nationsWinning distance15 400MedalistsArne Ahman SwedenGordon George Avery AustraliaRuhi Sarialp Turkey 19361952 Video on YouTube Official Video 35 55 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying 5 2 Final 6 References 7 SourcesBackground editThis was the 11th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics There were no returning jumpers from the pre war 1936 Games Japan had been dominant in the event before World War II but was no longer Valle Rautio of Finland was closest to being a favorite having won the 1946 European championships 1 Brazil Ceylon South Korea Peru Portugal and Turkey each made their first appearance in the event The United States competed for the 11th time having competed at each of the Games so far Competition format editThe competition used the two round format introduced in 1936 In the qualifying round each jumper received three attempts to reach the qualifying distance of 14 50 metres Those who did advanced to the final round 1 3 Records editPrior to the competition the existing World and Olympic records were as follows World record nbsp Naoto Tajima JPN 16 00 Berlin Germany 6 August 1936Olympic record nbsp Naoto Tajima JPN 16 00 Berlin Germany 6 August 1936No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition Schedule editAll times are British Summer Time UTC 1 Date Time RoundTuesday 3 August 1948 11 0015 30 QualifyingFinalResults editQualifying edit Qual rule qualification standard 14 50 m Q or at least best 12 qualified q Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes1 George Avery nbsp Australia 15 335 Q2 Valle Rautio nbsp Finland 14 860 Q3 Ake Hallgren nbsp Sweden 14 770 Q4 Adhemar da Silva nbsp Brazil 14 690 Q5 Henry Rebello nbsp India 14 650 Q6 Helio da Silva nbsp Brazil 14 640 Q7 Arne Ahman nbsp Sweden 14 600 Q7 Kim Won kwon nbsp South Korea 14 600 Q9 Geraldo de Oliveira nbsp Brazil 14 590 Q10 Lennart Moberg nbsp Sweden 14 570 Q11 Les McKeand nbsp Australia 14 550 Q12 Bill Albans nbsp United States 14 550 Q13 Ruhi Sarialp nbsp Turkey 14 530 Q14 Preben Larsen nbsp Denmark 14 520 Q15 Maximo Reyes nbsp Peru 14 38016 Erkki Koutonen nbsp United States 14 37017 Joao Vieira nbsp Portugal 14 28018 Robert Bobin nbsp France 14 13019 Bob Beckus nbsp United States 14 03020 Charles Epalle nbsp France 14 02021 Felix Wurth nbsp Austria 13 92022 Luis Garcia nbsp Portugal 13 92023 Carlos Vera nbsp Chile 13 85024 Allan Lindsay nbsp Great Britain 13 70025 Sidney Cross nbsp Great Britain 13 45526 27 Robert Hawkey nbsp Great Britain UnknownJorge Aguirre nbsp Mexico Unknown G D Peiris nbsp Ceylon No mark Stefan Sorensson nbsp Iceland DNSCharles Thompson nbsp Guyana DNSFinal edit Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance nbsp Arne Ahman nbsp Sweden 15 400 14 680 14 890 14 580 X X 15 400 nbsp George Avery nbsp Australia 15 365 X 14 670 14 320 14 780 15 365 nbsp Ruhi Sarialp nbsp Turkey 14 230 15 020 14 910 15 025 X 15 0254 Preben Larsen nbsp Denmark Unknown 14 8305 Geraldo de Oliveira nbsp Brazil Unknown 14 8256 Valle Rautio nbsp Finland Unknown 14 7007 Les McKeand nbsp Australia Unknown 14 5308 Adhemar da Silva nbsp Brazil Unknown 14 4909 Ake Hallgren nbsp Sweden Unknown 14 48510 Bill Albans nbsp United States Unknown 14 33011 Helio da Silva nbsp Brazil Unknown 14 31012 Kim Won Gwon nbsp South Korea Unknown 14 25013 Lennart Moberg nbsp Sweden Unknown 14 215 Henry Rebello nbsp India X X X X X X No markReferences edit a b c d Triple Jump Men Olympedia Retrieved 7 September 2020 Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games Men s Triple Jump sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 22 December 2017 Official Report p 269 Sources editOrganising Committee for the XIV Olympiad The 1948 The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad LA84 Foundation Retrieved 5 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men 27s triple jump amp oldid 1055694921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
