2016 IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's triple jump explained

The men's triple jump event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 20 and 21 July.

Medalists

Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Athletics
World Junior Record	17.50	Erfurt, East Germany	23 June 1985
Championship Record	17.13	Eugene, United States	27 July 2014
World Junior Leading	16.92	Havana, Cuba	17 June 2016

Qualification: 16.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	A	16.53			16.53	Q
2	B	16.49			16.49	Q
3	A	x	16.05	16.20	16.20	Q
4	B	15.56	16.19		16.19	Q, NU20R
5	A	x	15.49	16.04	16.04	q
6	B	x	15.91	15.99	15.99	q
7	B	15.71	15.55	15.97	15.97	q
8	B	15.86	15.78	15.92	15.92	q
9	A	15.76	15.71	15.91	15.91	q
10	A	15.90	15.51	15.71	15.90	q
11	A	14.75	15.87	15.48	15.87	q
12	B	15.27	15.80	15.26	15.80	q
13	B	15.39	15.63	15.78	15.78
14	A	15.68	15.74	15.41	15.74
15	B	15.74	x	15.56	15.74
16	A	15.17	15.61	15.73	15.73
17	B	15.25	14.20	15.70	15.70
18	B	14.55	15.69	15.46w	15.69
19	B	15.64	x	15.15	15.64	PB
20	A	x	x	15.60	15.60
21	B	x	15.58	15.51	15.58
22	B	14.73	15.44	x	15.44
23	A	14.64	15.21	15.38	15.38
24	B	15.29	14.98	x	15.29
25	B	15.25	15.09	x	15.25
26	B	x	x	15.22	15.22
27	A	15.13	x	15.11	15.13
28	B	14.63	14.75	15.03	15.03
29	A	x	15.01	15.02	15.02
30	A	14.73	14.51	x	14.73
31	A	13.71	14.30	14.38	14.38
32	A	x	x	14.35	14.35
33	A	x	13.73	x	13.73
	A	x	x	x
	B	x	x	x
	B	x	x	x
	A
	A

Rank	1	2	3	4	Result	Note
	16.59	16.07	17.06	x	17.06	WU20L
	16.50	14.78	16.41	16.62	16.62
	16.37	x	16.30	15.81	16.37
	16.11	16.20	16.25	16.10	16.25	NU20R
	15.87	15.71	16.11	16.09	16.11
	15.56	15.16	16.01	15.69	16.01	PB
	16.01	15.50	15.50		16.01
	15.75	14.63	15.70		15.75
	15.59	15.45	15.70		15.70
10	15.60	15.57	x		15.60
11	15.41	15.06	x		15.41
12	x	15.10	x		15.10