1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump explained

Event:Men's triple jump
Competition:European Athletics Championships

These are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 13 August 1994. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 16.80 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Thursday August 11, 1994.

Medalists

Gold Denis Kapustin
Russia (RUS)
Silver Serge Hélan
France (FRA)
Bronze Māris Bružiks
Latvia (LAT)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1994 European Athletics Championships
17.97 m June 16, 1985
17.74 m August 31, 1990

Qualification

Qualification standard: 16.85 metres or 12 best qualified for the final

Group A

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsResultNote
123
1 316.66 m q
2516.54 m q
3616.45 m q
4716.43 m q
5816.41 m 16.41 m q
6916.38 m q
71316.23 m
81416.22 m
91715.84 m
101915.56 m

Group B

RankOverallAthleteAttemptsResultNote
123
1 116.20 m 16.72 m 16.72 m q
2216.68 m q
3416.60 m q
41016.37 m q
51116.31 m q
61216.24 m q
71516.21 m
81616.07 m
91715.84 m
- - XXXNM

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsResultNote
123456
17.62 mPB
17.55 mNR
17.20 m
4 16.97 m
5 16.89 m
6 16.85 m
7 16.59 m
8 16.59 m
9 16.35 m
10 16.29 m
11 16.21 m
12 16.08 m

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

See also

References