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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

January 02, 2023

The men's triple jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 25 competitors, with two qualifying groups (25 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 30, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.30 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday July 29, 1976.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Viktor Saneyev (1972)
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date29 July 1976 (qualifying)
30 July 1976 (final)
Competitors25 from 18 nations
Winning distance17.29
Medalists
← 1972
1980 →

The event was won by Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, the first man to win three gold medals in the triple jump. He matched Vilho Tuulos of Finland in 1920 through 1928 as the only men to have three medals of any color in the event (Tuulos had one gold, two bronze). It was the seventh consecutive Games that the Soviet Union had reached the podium, and third consecutive gold medal for the Soviets, in the event. James Butts's silver put the United States on the men's triple jump podium for the first time since 1928. Brazil won a triple jump medal for the third consecutive Games with João Carlos de Oliveira's bronze.

Summary

Three world record holders came to compete; João Carlos de Oliveira was the current record holder at the 1975 Pan American Games; two time defending champion Viktor Saneyev and Pedro Pérez who had taken Saneyev's record and held it for a year until Saneyev took it back.

All but two finalists hit the 16.30 automatic qualifier, de Oliveira the leader in that round. In the final, Pérez took the early lead with a 16.81 in the first round, James Butts was in second at 16.69, while Saneyev and de Oliveira fouled. In the second round, Saneyev landed a 16.71 but was only third as Butts improved to 16.76. The order switched in the third round when Saneyev jumped 17.06 and de Oliveira went 16.85 to take over the top two spots. In the fourth round, Butts leaped into the lead with 17.18. Saneyev jumped the winner 17.29 m (56 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in the fifth round. On his final attempt, de Oliveira improved to 16.90, but couldn't improve enough to change his medal from bronze.[2]

Saneyev became the third man to win the same event three times in a row, after John Flanagan in the hammer throw and Al Oerter in the discus.

Background

This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Half of the finalists from the 1972 Games returned: two-time gold medalist Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, bronze medalist (and 1968 silver medalist) Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil, fourth-place finisher Carol Corbu of Romania, seventh-place finisher Michał Joachimowski of Poland, tenth-place finisher Bernard Lamitié of France, and twelfth-place finisher Toshiaki Inoue of Japan. Saneyev was the favorite to win a third gold, with world record holder João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil his most significant challenger.[3]

Antigua and Barbuda made its first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the 18th time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

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 16.30 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. In the final round, each athlete had three jumps; the top eight received an additional three jumps, with the best of the six to count.[3][4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record   João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 Mexico City, Mexico 15 October 1975
Olympic record   Viktor Saneyev (URS) 17.39 Mexico City, Mexico 17 October 1968

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 29 July 1976 10:00 Qualifying
Friday, 30 July 1976 15:00 Final

Results

Qualifying

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 João Carlos de Oliveira   Brazil 16.81 — — 16.81 Q
2 Viktor Saneyev   Soviet Union 16.77 — — 16.77 Q
3 Wolfgang Kolmsee   West Germany 16.68 — — 16.68 Q
4 Tommy Haynes   United States 16.62 — — 16.62 Q
5 James Butts   United States 16.55 — — 16.55 Q
6 Jiří Vyčichlo   Czechoslovakia X 16.00 16.54 16.54 Q
7 Pedro Pérez   Cuba 16.51 — — 16.51 Q
8 Rayfield Dupree   United States 14.29 16.20 16.50 16.50 Q
9 Eugeniusz Biskupski   Poland 16.46 — — 16.46 Q
10 Bernard Lamitié   France 16.39 — — 16.39 Q
11 Pentti Kuukasjärvi   Finland 16.31 — — 16.31 Q
12 Carol Corbu   Romania 16.30 — — 16.30 Q
13 Michał Joachimowski   Poland 16.08 16.29 X 16.29
14 Nélson Prudêncio   Brazil 16.18 16.22 14.79 16.22
15 Valentyn Shevchenko   Soviet Union 16.15 15.97 16.00 16.15
16 Toshiaki Inoue   Japan 16.06 X 15.99 16.06
17 Janoš Hegediš   Yugoslavia 15.50 16.03 16.00 16.03
18 Ramón Cid   Spain 16.00 X X 16.00
19 Armando Herrera   Cuba 15.98 X X 15.98
20 Andrzej Sontag   Poland 15.72 15.30 15.82 15.82
21 Maxwell Peters   Antigua and Barbuda 14.94 X X 14.94
22 Apostolos Kathiniotis   Greece 14.13 X X 14.13
23 Mohamed Al-Bouhairi   Saudi Arabia 13.85 X X 13.85
— Aston Moore   Great Britain X X X No mark
Phil Robins   Bahamas X X X No mark

Final

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
  Viktor Saneyev   Soviet Union X 16.71 17.06 X 17.29 X 17.29
  James Butts   United States 16.69 16.76 14.80 17.18 16.55 16.61 17.18
  João Carlos de Oliveira   Brazil X 16.15 16.85 14.91 16.69 16.90 16.90
4 Pedro Pérez   Cuba 16.81 16.24 16.48 16.47 X X 16.81
5 Tommy Haynes   United States 15.46 X 16.68 16.78 16.71 16.71 16.78
6 Wolfgang Kolmsee   West Germany 16.23 X 16.68 16.58 16.31 X 16.68
7 Eugeniusz Biskupski   Poland 15.91 X 16.49 X 15.79 X 16.49
8 Carol Corbu   Romania 16.07 16.18 16.43 X 16.00 X 16.43
9 Jiří Vyčichlo   Czechoslovakia X X 16.28 Did not advance 16.28
10 Pentti Kuukasjärvi   Finland 16.15 16.14 16.23 Did not advance 16.23
11 Bernard Lamitié   France X 16.23 15.93 Did not advance 16.23
12 Rayfield Dupree   United States X 16.23 15.90 Did not advance 16.23

References

  1. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Montreal 1976 triple jump men Results - Olympic athletics".
  3. ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 73.

January 02, 2023
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The men s triple jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Quebec Canada had an entry list of 25 competitors with two qualifying groups 25 jumpers before the final 12 took place on Friday July 30 1976 The top twelve and ties and all those reaching 16 30 metres advanced to the final The qualification round was held in Thursday July 29 1976 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress Men s triple jumpat the Games of the XXI OlympiadViktor Saneyev 1972 VenueOlympic StadiumDate29 July 1976 qualifying 30 July 1976 final Competitors25 from 18 nationsWinning distance17 29MedalistsViktor Saneyev Soviet UnionJames Butts United StatesJoao Carlos de Oliveira Brazil 19721980 The event was won by Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union the first man to win three gold medals in the triple jump He matched Vilho Tuulos of Finland in 1920 through 1928 as the only men to have three medals of any color in the event Tuulos had one gold two bronze It was the seventh consecutive Games that the Soviet Union had reached the podium and third consecutive gold medal for the Soviets in the event James Butts s silver put the United States on the men s triple jump podium for the first time since 1928 Brazil won a triple jump medal for the third consecutive Games with Joao Carlos de Oliveira s bronze Contents 1 Summary 2 Background 3 Competition format 4 Records 5 Schedule 6 Results 6 1 Qualifying 6 2 Final 7 ReferencesSummary EditThree world record holders came to compete Joao Carlos de Oliveira was the current record holder at the 1975 Pan American Games two time defending champion Viktor Saneyev and Pedro Perez who had taken Saneyev s record and held it for a year until Saneyev took it back All but two finalists hit the 16 30 automatic qualifier de Oliveira the leader in that round In the final Perez took the early lead with a 16 81 in the first round James Butts was in second at 16 69 while Saneyev and de Oliveira fouled In the second round Saneyev landed a 16 71 but was only third as Butts improved to 16 76 The order switched in the third round when Saneyev jumped 17 06 and de Oliveira went 16 85 to take over the top two spots In the fourth round Butts leaped into the lead with 17 18 Saneyev jumped the winner 17 29 m 56 ft 8 1 2 in in the fifth round On his final attempt de Oliveira improved to 16 90 but couldn t improve enough to change his medal from bronze 2 Saneyev became the third man to win the same event three times in a row after John Flanagan in the hammer throw and Al Oerter in the discus Background EditThis was the 18th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Half of the finalists from the 1972 Games returned two time gold medalist Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union bronze medalist and 1968 silver medalist Nelson Prudencio of Brazil fourth place finisher Carol Corbu of Romania seventh place finisher Michal Joachimowski of Poland tenth place finisher Bernard Lamitie of France and twelfth place finisher Toshiaki Inoue of Japan Saneyev was the favorite to win a third gold with world record holder Joao Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil his most significant challenger 3 Antigua and Barbuda made its first appearance in the event The United States competed for the 18th 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 16 30 metres if fewer than 12 men did so the top 12 including all those tied would advance In the final round each athlete had three jumps the top eight received an additional three jumps with the best of the six to count 3 4 Records EditPrior to the competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Joao Carlos de Oliveira BRA 17 89 Mexico City Mexico 15 October 1975Olympic record Viktor Saneyev URS 17 39 Mexico City Mexico 17 October 1968No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition Schedule EditAll times are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Date Time RoundThursday 29 July 1976 10 00 QualifyingFriday 30 July 1976 15 00 FinalResults EditQualifying Edit Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes1 Joao Carlos de Oliveira Brazil 16 81 16 81 Q2 Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union 16 77 16 77 Q3 Wolfgang Kolmsee West Germany 16 68 16 68 Q4 Tommy Haynes United States 16 62 16 62 Q5 James Butts United States 16 55 16 55 Q6 Jiri Vycichlo Czechoslovakia X 16 00 16 54 16 54 Q7 Pedro Perez Cuba 16 51 16 51 Q8 Rayfield Dupree United States 14 29 16 20 16 50 16 50 Q9 Eugeniusz Biskupski Poland 16 46 16 46 Q10 Bernard Lamitie France 16 39 16 39 Q11 Pentti Kuukasjarvi Finland 16 31 16 31 Q12 Carol Corbu Romania 16 30 16 30 Q13 Michal Joachimowski Poland 16 08 16 29 X 16 2914 Nelson Prudencio Brazil 16 18 16 22 14 79 16 2215 Valentyn Shevchenko Soviet Union 16 15 15 97 16 00 16 1516 Toshiaki Inoue Japan 16 06 X 15 99 16 0617 Janos Hegedis Yugoslavia 15 50 16 03 16 00 16 0318 Ramon Cid Spain 16 00 X X 16 0019 Armando Herrera Cuba 15 98 X X 15 9820 Andrzej Sontag Poland 15 72 15 30 15 82 15 8221 Maxwell Peters Antigua and Barbuda 14 94 X X 14 9422 Apostolos Kathiniotis Greece 14 13 X X 14 1323 Mohamed Al Bouhairi Saudi Arabia 13 85 X X 13 85 Aston Moore Great Britain X X X No markPhil Robins Bahamas X X X No markFinal Edit Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union X 16 71 17 06 X 17 29 X 17 29 James Butts United States 16 69 16 76 14 80 17 18 16 55 16 61 17 18 Joao Carlos de Oliveira Brazil X 16 15 16 85 14 91 16 69 16 90 16 904 Pedro Perez Cuba 16 81 16 24 16 48 16 47 X X 16 815 Tommy Haynes United States 15 46 X 16 68 16 78 16 71 16 71 16 786 Wolfgang Kolmsee West Germany 16 23 X 16 68 16 58 16 31 X 16 687 Eugeniusz Biskupski Poland 15 91 X 16 49 X 15 79 X 16 498 Carol Corbu Romania 16 07 16 18 16 43 X 16 00 X 16 439 Jiri Vycichlo Czechoslovakia X X 16 28 Did not advance 16 2810 Pentti Kuukasjarvi Finland 16 15 16 14 16 23 Did not advance 16 2311 Bernard Lamitie France X 16 23 15 93 Did not advance 16 2312 Rayfield Dupree United States X 16 23 15 90 Did not advance 16 23References Edit Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Triple Jump sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 December 2017 Montreal 1976 triple jump men Results Olympic athletics a b Triple Jump Men Olympedia Retrieved 9 September 2020 Official Report vol 3 p 73 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics Men 27s triple jump amp oldid 1064388101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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