| Event: | Men's triple jump |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's triple jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 17 September 1969.
| Gold | Viktor Saneyev | |
| Silver | Zoltán Cziffra | |
| Bronze | Klaus Neumann |
17 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 17.34 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.85 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 16.68 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.56 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 16.46 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 16.23 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.03 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.94 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.90 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 15.79 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.71 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 15.14 |
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 16.78 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 16.76 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 16.66 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 16.65 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 16.49 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 16.40 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 16.39 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 16.21 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 16.15 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 16.15 | Q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 16.11 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 16.04 | Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.00 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.85 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 15.78 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 15.52 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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