| | Event type
Triple Jump, Men
| Date | 16 – 17 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 34 from 24 countries |
The thin air of Ciudad de México allowed the triple jumpers to produce a remarkable series of jumps, re-arranging the world record and world lists. It started in qualifying when Italy’s Giuseppe Gentile broke the world record with 17.10 (5-1¼). In round one of the final, he bettered that with 17.22 (56-6). But he could not improve that, although it would eventually bring him the bronze medal. The favorite, Viktor Saneyev (URS), jumped 17.23 (56-6½) in round three to get a narrow lead. Then in round five, Brazil’s Nelson Prudêncio set another world record with 17.27 (56-8). He backed that up with 17.15 (56-3¼) in round six, only to see Saneyev snatch the gold medal and world record with a final round effort of 17.39 (57-0¾). During the qualifying and final, the pre-Olympic world record had been beaten nine times and equaled twice. Two-time defending champion Józef Szmidt made the final, finshing seventh.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 822 | Viktor Saneyev |  URS | 16.22 (7) | 17.39 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 151 | Nélson Prudêncio |  BRA | 16.46 (4) | 17.27 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 508 | Giuseppe Gentile |  ITA | 17.10 (1) | 17.22 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 315 | Art Walker |  USA | 16.49 (3) | 17.12w (4) | |||
| 5 | 801 | Nikolay Dudkin | URS | 16.15 (13) | 17.09w (5) | |||
| 6 | 110 | Phil May |  AUS | 16.32 (5) | 17.02 (6) | |||
| 7 | 680 | Józef Szmidt |  POL | 16.19 (11) | 16.89 (7) | |||
| 8 | 707 | Mansour Dia |  SEN | 16.58 (2) | 16.73w (8) | |||
| 9 | 157 | Georgi Stoykovski |  BUL | 16.24 (6) | 16.46 (9) | |||
| 10 | 462 | Henrik Kalocsai |  HUN | 16.16 (12) | 16.45 (10) | |||
| 11 | 26 | Joachim Kugler |  FRG | 16.20 (10) | 15.90 (11) | |||
| 12 | 243 | Luis Felipe Areta |  ESP | 16.20 (9) | 15.75 (12) | |||
| 13 | 704 | Șerban Ciochină |  ROU | 16.21 (8) | 15.62 (13) | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 669 | Jan Jaskólski | POL | 16.04 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 42 | Michael Sauer | FRG | 16.02 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 389 | Derek Boosey |  GBR | 16.01 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 310 | Norm Tate | USA | 15.84 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 339 | Pertti Pousi |  FIN | 15.84 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 546 | Yukito Muraki |  JPN | 15.83 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 124 | Tim Barrett |  BAH | 15.79 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 305 | Dave Smith | USA | 15.75 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 443 | Evangelos Vlasis |  GRE | 15.71 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 385 | Fred Alsop | GBR | 15.71 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 378 | Johnson Amoah |  GHA | 15.65 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 786 | Aşkın Tuna |  TUR | 15.65 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 85 | Heinz-Günter Schenk |  GDR | 15.61 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 461 | Dragán Ivanov | HUN | 15.61 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 640 | Samuel Igun |  NGR | 15.46 (28) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | 837 | Aleksandr Zolotarev | URS | 15.41 (29) | – | |||
| 30 r1/2 | 527 | Lennox Burgher |  JAM | 15.29 (30) | – | |||
| 31 r1/2 | 762 | Chen Ming-Chi |  TPE | 15.29 (31) | – | |||
| 32 r1/2 | 79 | Klaus Neumann | GDR | 15.16 (32) | – | |||
| 33 r1/2 | 693 | Héctor Serrate |  PUR | 15.09 (33) | – | |||
| 34 r1/2 | 456 | Zoltán Cziffra | HUN | 15.04 (34) | – | |||
| 481 | Labh Singh |  IND | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 16 October 1968 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 16.10 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Second Best Mark Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 17.10 | – | ||
| 2 | Mansour Dia | SEN | 16.58 | – | ||
| 3 | Art Walker | USA | 16.49 | – | ||
| 4 | Nélson Prudêncio | BRA | 16.46 | – | ||
| 5 | Phil May | AUS | 16.32 | – | ||
| 6 | Georgi Stoykovski | BUL | 16.24 | – | ||
| 7 | Viktor Saneyev | URS | 16.22 | – | ||
| 8 | Șerban Ciochină | ROU | 16.21 | – | ||
| 9 | Luis Felipe Areta | ESP | 16.20 | 15.94 | ||
| 10 | Joachim Kugler | FRG | 16.20 | 15.79 | ||
| 11 | Józef Szmidt | POL | 16.19 | – | ||
| 12 | Henrik Kalocsai | HUN | 16.16 | – | ||
| 13 | Nikolay Dudkin | URS | 16.15 | – | ||
| 14 | Jan Jaskólski | POL | 16.04 | – | ||
| 15 | Michael Sauer | FRG | 16.02 | – | ||
| 16 | Derek Boosey | GBR | 16.01 | – | ||
| 17 | Norm Tate | USA | 15.84 | 15.83 | ||
| 18 | Pertti Pousi | FIN | 15.84 | 15.74 | ||
| 19 | Yukito Muraki | JPN | 15.83 | – | ||
| 20 | Tim Barrett | BAH | 15.79 | – | ||
| 21 | Dave Smith | USA | 15.75 | – | ||
| 22 | Evangelos Vlasis | GRE | 15.71 | 15.52 | ||
| 23 | Fred Alsop | GBR | 15.71 | 15.50 | ||
| 24 | Johnson Amoah | GHA | 15.65 | 15.65 | ||
| 25 | Aşkın Tuna | TUR | 15.65 | 15.28 | ||
| 26 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | GDR | 15.61 | 14.72 | ||
| 27 | Dragán Ivanov | HUN | 15.61 | 14.42 | ||
| 28 | Samuel Igun | NGR | 15.46 | – | ||
| 29 | Aleksandr Zolotarev | URS | 15.41 | – | ||
| 30 | Lennox Burgher | JAM | 15.29 | 15.20 | ||
| 31 | Chen Ming-Chi | TPE | 15.29 | 15.04 | ||
| 32 | Klaus Neumann | GDR | 15.16 | – | ||
| 33 | Héctor Serrate | PUR | 15.09 | – | ||
| 34 | Zoltán Cziffra | HUN | 15.04 | – | ||
| Labh Singh | IND | – | – |
Group A
| Date | 16 October 1968 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 508 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 17.10 | x (NP) | 17.10 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 2 | 110 | Phil May | AUS | 16.32 | 16.32 (NP) | - (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 3 | 704 | Șerban Ciochină | ROU | 16.21 | 15.93 (NP) | 16.07 (NP) | 16.21 (NP) | ||
| 4 | 680 | Józef Szmidt | POL | 16.19 | x (NP) | 16.19 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 5 | 42 | Michael Sauer | FRG | 16.02 | 15.61 (NP) | 16.02 (NP) | 15.84 (NP) | ||
| 6 | 389 | Derek Boosey | GBR | 16.01 | 15.07 (NP) | 15.99 (NP) | 16.01 (NP) | ||
| 7 | 310 | Norm Tate | USA | 15.84 | 13.43 (NP) | 15.84 (NP) | 15.83 (NP) | ||
| 8 | 546 | Yukito Muraki | JPN | 15.83 | x (NP) | 15.37 (NP) | 15.83 (NP) | ||
| 9 | 124 | Tim Barrett | BAH | 15.79 | x (NP) | 15.06 (NP) | 15.79 (NP) | ||
| 10 | 305 | Dave Smith | USA | 15.75 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 15.75 (NP) | ||
| 11 | 443 | Evangelos Vlasis | GRE | 15.71 | 15.47 (NP) | 15.52 (NP) | 15.71 (NP) | ||
| 12 | 640 | Samuel Igun | NGR | 15.46 | 15.40 (NP) | 13.86 (NP) | 15.46 (NP) | ||
| 13 | 837 | Aleksandr Zolotarev | URS | 15.41 | 15.41 (NP) | 14.72 (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 14 | 762 | Chen Ming-Chi | TPE | 15.29 | 15.29 (NP) | 15.04 (NP) | 14.76 (NP) | ||
| 15 | 79 | Klaus Neumann | GDR | 15.16 | 15.16 (NP) | x (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 16 | 456 | Zoltán Cziffra | HUN | 15.04 | 15.04 (NP) | x (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 481 | Labh Singh | IND | – | – | – | – |
Group B
| Date | 16 October 1968 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Second Best Mark Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 707 | Mansour Dia | SEN | 16.58 | – | 16.58 (NP) | - (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 2 | 315 | Art Walker | USA | 16.49 | – | 16.49 (NP) | - (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 3 | 151 | Nélson Prudêncio | BRA | 16.46 | – | 15.79 (NP) | 16.46 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 4 | 157 | Georgi Stoykovski | BUL | 16.24 | – | 15.26 (NP) | x (NP) | 16.24 (NP) | ||
| 5 | 822 | Viktor Saneyev | URS | 16.22 | – | 16.22 (NP) | - (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 6 | 243 | Luis Felipe Areta | ESP | 16.20 | 15.94 | 15.94 (NP) | 16.20 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 7 | 26 | Joachim Kugler | FRG | 16.20 | 15.79 | 15.79 (NP) | 16.20 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 8 | 462 | Henrik Kalocsai | HUN | 16.16 | – | 15.44 (NP) | 16.16 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 9 | 801 | Nikolay Dudkin | URS | 16.15 | – | 15.81 (NP) | 16.15 (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 10 | 669 | Jan Jaskólski | POL | 16.04 | – | 15.88 (NP) | 15.83 (NP) | 16.04 (NP) | ||
| 11 | 339 | Pertti Pousi | FIN | 15.84 | – | x (NP) | 15.84 (NP) | 15.74 (NP) | ||
| 12 | 385 | Fred Alsop | GBR | 15.71 | – | 12.93 (NP) | 15.71 (NP) | 15.50 (NP) | ||
| 13 | 378 | Johnson Amoah | GHA | 15.65 | 15.65 | 15.65 (NP) | 15.28 (NP) | 15.65 (NP) | ||
| 14 | 786 | Aşkın Tuna | TUR | 15.65 | 15.28 | 15.65 (NP) | x (NP) | 15.43 (NP) | ||
| 15 | 85 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | GDR | 15.61 | 14.72 | x (NP) | 14.72 (NP) | 15.61 (NP) | ||
| 16 | 461 | Dragán Ivanov | HUN | 15.61 | 14.42 | 15.61 (NP) | x (NP) | 14.42 (NP) | ||
| 17 | 527 | Lennox Burgher | JAM | 15.29 | – | 15.20 (NP) | 15.29 (NP) | 15.14 (NP) | ||
| 18 | 693 | Héctor Serrate | PUR | 15.09 | – | 15.09 (NP) | 15.05 (NP) | 14.89 (NP) |
Final Round
| Date | 17 October 1968 — 15:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 | Round #2 | Round #3 | Round #4 | Round #5 | Round #6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 822 | Viktor Saneyev | URS | 17.39 | 16.49 (NP) | 16.84 (NP) | 17.23 (NP) | 17.02 (NP) | 16.81w (NP) | 17.39 (NP) | ||
| 2 | 151 | Nélson Prudêncio | BRA | 17.27 | 16.33 (NP) | 17.05 (NP) | 16.75 (NP) | x (NP) | 17.27 (NP) | 17.15 (NP) | ||
| 3 | 508 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 17.22 | 17.22 (NP) | x (NP) | x (NP) | x (NP) | 16.54w (NP) | x (NP) | ||
| 4 | 315 | Art Walker | USA | 17.12w | 15.43 (NP) | 16.45 (NP) | 16.77w (NP) | 16.48 (NP) | x (NP) | 17.12w (NP) | ||
| 5 | 801 | Nikolay Dudkin | URS | 17.09w | 16.15 (NP) | 16.70 (NP) | 16.37w (NP) | 16.73w (NP) | 17.09w (NP) | 16.53w (NP) | ||
| 6 | 110 | Phil May | AUS | 17.02 | 15.48 (NP) | 16.58 (NP) | 16.51 (NP) | 17.02 (NP) | x (NP) | - (NP) | ||
| 7 | 680 | Józef Szmidt | POL | 16.89 | 16.06 (NP) | 16.77 (NP) | x (NP) | 16.66 (NP) | x (NP) | 16.89 (NP) | ||
| 8 | 707 | Mansour Dia | SEN | 16.73w | 16.71 (NP) | 16.48 (NP) | 15.44 (NP) | 16.73w (NP) | 16.64w (NP) | 15.83 (NP) | ||
| 9 | 157 | Georgi Stoykovski | BUL | 16.46 | 16.28 (NP) | 16.46 (NP) | 16.19w (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 462 | Henrik Kalocsai | HUN | 16.45 | 16.45 (NP) | 16.39 (NP) | 16.20 (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 26 | Joachim Kugler | FRG | 15.90 | 12.87 (NP) | x (NP) | 15.90 (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 243 | Luis Felipe Areta | ESP | 15.75 | 15.72 (NP) | 15.75 (NP) | 14.80 (NP) | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 704 | Șerban Ciochină | ROU | 15.62 | x (NP) | x (NP) | 15.62 (NP) | – | – | – |