Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's triple jump explained

Event:Men's triple jump
Games:2011
Venue:Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates:October 27
Competitors:10
Nations:7
Win Value:17.21
Win Label:Winning distance
Gold:Alexis Copello
Goldnoc:CUB
Silver:Yoandri Betanzos
Silvernoc:CUB
Bronze:Jefferson Sabino
Bronzenoc:BRA
Prev:2007
Next:2015

The men's triple jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jadel Gregório of the Brazil.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record18.29Gothenburg, SwedenAugust 7, 1995
Pan American Games record17.89Mexico City, MexicoOctober 15, 1975

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (16.60) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

Final

The final was held on October 27.

Rank Athlete Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Result Notes
17.21 16.44 14.98 17.21
15.59 16.11 16.36 16.54 16.54
16.29 16.51 16.51
16.47 16.18 16.08 16.03 15.70 16.47
16.39 15.86 15.83 16.08 16.39
16.21 15.63 15.81 16.08 16.21
15.72 15.96 16.05 16.20 16.15 16.20 PB
16.14 15.79 15.86 16.15 16.19 16.19
15.94 15.92 15.63 15.94
10 15.72 15.59 15.72

Notes and References

  1. http://guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/boletaje/lista-de-sesiones.pdf Guadalajara 2011 sessions