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Triple Jump, Men

Date12 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationStade Yves-de-Manoir, Colombes
Participants20 from 12 countries

Vilho “Ville” Tuulos (FIN) had the longest mark prior to the Olympics, with 15.48 (50-9½), the second best ever produced. In round one, Luis Brunetto (ARG) jumped 15.425 (50-7¼), bettering his PR and South American record by 27 centimetres. In round two, Anthony “Nick” Winter set an Australian record with 15.18 (49-9¾). He improved on that in round six, with 15.525 (50-11¼), tying the long-standing world record (Dan Ahearn in 1911), to win a very unlikely gold medal. Technically Winter jumped farther than Ahearn, who recorded 15.52 (50-11), but Winter’s mark was ratified at 15.52.

PosCompetitorNOCQualifyingFinal
1Nick WinterAUS15.180 (2)15.525 (1)GoldWR
2Luis BrunettoARG15.425 (1)15.425 (2)SilverOR
3Ville TuulosFIN14.840 (5)15.370 (3)Bronze
4Väinö RainioFIN14.940 (4)15.010 (4)
5Folke JanssonSWE14.970 (3)14.970 (5)
6Mikio OdaJPN14.350 (6)14.350 (6)
7Earle WilsonUSA14.235 (7)
8Ivar SahlinSWE14.160 (8)
9Merwin GrahamUSA14.000 (9)
10John O'ConnorIRL13.990 (10)
11Wim PetersNED13.860 (11)
12John OddeGBR13.400 (12)
13Jack HigginsonGBR13.340 (13)
14Phil MacDonaldCAN13.330 (14)
15Harold LangleyGBR12.740 (15)
16Ross SheppardCAN12.720 (16)
17Louis WilhelmeFRA12.660 (17)
18Kiril PetrunovBUL12.015 (18)
NMDeHart HubbardUSA– (NM)
NMAndré ClayeuxFRA– (NM)
DNSFernando ArtiachESP
DNSBořivoj SchmidtTCH
DNSMario TrabuccoITA
DNSAlajos MagyarHUN
DNSJan BenešTCH
DNSMazhar Nazım ResmorTUR
DNSMack KeebleUSA
DNSArne RandmælNOR
DNS YermoESP
DNSRichard HonnerAUS
DNSErkki JärvinenFIN
DNSGeorgios ZacharopoulosGRE
DNSFerenc MolnárHUN
DNSElemér SomfayHUN
DNSAlbino PighiITA
DNSKaare BacheNOR
DNSSverre HelgesenNOR

Qualifying Round

Date12 July 1924 — 14:00
FormatTop six (and ties) advanced to the final.
PosCompetitorNOCDistance
1Luis BrunettoARG15.425QOR
2Nick WinterAUS15.180Q
3Folke JanssonSWE14.970Q
4Väinö RainioFIN14.940Q
5Ville TuulosFIN14.840Q
6Mikio OdaJPN14.350Q
7Earle WilsonUSA14.235
8Ivar SahlinSWE14.160
9Merwin GrahamUSA14.000
10John O'ConnorIRL13.990
11Wim PetersNED13.860
12John OddeGBR13.400
13Jack HigginsonGBR13.340
14Phil MacDonaldCAN13.330
15Harold LangleyGBR12.740
16Ross SheppardCAN12.720
17Louis WilhelmeFRA12.660
18Kiril PetrunovBUL12.015
NMDeHart HubbardUSA
NMAndré ClayeuxFRA

Group A

Date12 July 1924
PosCompetitorNOCDistance
1Luis BrunettoARG15.425
2Väinö RainioFIN14.940
3Mikio OdaJPN14.350
4Earle WilsonUSA14.235
5Ivar SahlinSWE14.160
6Wim PetersNED13.860
7Phil MacDonaldCAN13.330
8Harold LangleyGBR12.740
9Kiril PetrunovBUL12.015
NMDeHart HubbardUSA
NMAndré ClayeuxFRA

Group B

Date12 July 1924
PosCompetitorNOCDistance
1Nick WinterAUS15.180
2Folke JanssonSWE14.970
3Ville TuulosFIN14.840
4Merwin GrahamUSA14.000
5John O'ConnorIRL13.990
6John OddeGBR13.400
7Jack HigginsonGBR13.340
8Ross SheppardCAN12.720
9Louis WilhelmeFRA12.660

Final Round

Date12 July 1924 — 14:00
PosCompetitorNOCDistanceRound #1 DistanceRound #2 DistanceRound #3 DistanceRound #4 DistanceRound #5 DistanceRound #6 Distance
1Nick WinterAUS15.525x15.180x15.130x15.525WR
2Luis BrunettoARG15.42515.42514.800?15.20014.780?
3Ville TuulosFIN15.370
4Väinö RainioFIN15.010
5Folke JanssonSWE14.970
6Mikio OdaJPN14.350