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Triple Jump, Men

Date	6 September 1960
Status	Olympic
Location	Stadio Olimpico, Roma
Participants	39 from 24 countries

Two-time defending champion Adhemar da Silva was back but was no longer the leading jumper. He qualified for the final, but would place only 14th. Józef Szmidt had won the 1958 European Championships and a few weeks before the Olympics, he won the Polish Championships with a world record of 17.03 (55-10½), the first jump past the 17-metre barrier. Szmidt won the gold medal in round one, jumping 16.78 (55-0¾), which nobody could better, except him. He did so in round three with 16.81 (55-2). Vitold Kreyer won bronze for the second consecutive Olympics.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	536	Józef Szmidt	POL	16.44 (1)	16.81 (1)	Gold	OR
2	577	Vladimir Goryayev	URS	16.21 (2)	16.63 (2)	Silver
3	578	Vitold Kreyer	URS	15.56 (15)	16.43 (3)	Bronze
4	428	Ira Davis	USA	15.64 (12)	16.41 (4)
5	370	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	ISL	15.74 (8)	16.37 (5)
6	535	Ryszard Malcherczyk	POL	15.93 (3)	16.01 (6)
7	296	Manfred Hinze	GER	15.86 (5)	15.93 (7)
8	509	Kari Rahkamo	FIN	15.85 (6)	15.84 (8)
9	17	Ian Tomlinson	AUS	15.89 (4)	15.71 (9)
10	579	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	URS	15.68 (9)	15.67 (10)
11	354	Sten Erickson	SWE	15.76 (7)	15.49 (11)
12	650	Fred Alsop	GBR	15.65 (11)	15.49 (12)
13	18	John Baguley	AUS	15.56 (14)	15.22 (13)
14	41	Adhemar da Silva	BRA	15.61 (13)	15.07 (14)
AC r2/2	613	Pier Luigi Gatti	ITA	15.66 (10)	– (NM)
16 r1/2	612	Enzo Cavalli	ITA	15.48 (16)	–
17 r1/2	429	Bill Sharpe	USA	15.44 (17)	–
18 r1/2	381	Tomio Ota	JPN	15.42 (18)	–
19 r1/2	162	Dodyu Patarinski	BUL	15.37 (19)	–
20 r1/2	295	Jörg Wischmeier	GER	15.23 (20)	–
21 r1/2	483	Éric Battista	FRA	15.22 (21)	–
22 r1/2	508	Hannu Rantala	FIN	15.11 (22)	–
23 r1/2	297	Karl Thierfelder	GER	15.08 (23)	–
24 r1/2	534	Jan Jaskólski	POL	15.04 (24)	–
25 r1/2	382	Hiroshi Shibata	JPN	14.93 (25)	–
26 r1/2	457	Luis Felipe Areta	ESP	14.93 (26)	–
27 r1/2	614	Federico Bisson	ITA	14.76 (27)	–
28 r1/2	430	Herman Stokes	USA	14.74 (28)	–
29 r1/2	51	Samuel Igun	NGR	14.74 (29)	–
30 r1/2	658	Rouhollah Rahmani	IRI	14.70 (30)	–
31 r1/2	383	Koji Sakurai	JPN	14.59 (31)	–
32 r1/2	27	Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak	IRQ	14.56 (32)	–
33 r1/2	144	Ramón López	CUB	14.53 (33)	–
34 r1/2	123	Muhammad Khan	PAK	14.43 (34)	–
35 r1/2	336	Konstantinos Sfikas	GRE	14.32 (35)	–
36 r1/2	86	Stan Norris	NZL	14.30 (36)	–
37 r1/2	250	Pedro Camacho	PUR	14.21 (37)	–
38 r1/2	667	Yıldıray Pağda	TUR	14.11 (38)	–
39 r1/2	484	Pierre William	FRA	13.29 (39)	–
DNS	163	Lyuben Gurgushinov	BUL	– (DNS)	–
DNS	683	Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin	MAL	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (6 September 1960)

All those reaching 15.50 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Józef Szmidt	POL	16.44	–	QOR
2	Vladimir Goryayev	URS	16.21	–	Q
3	Ryszard Malcherczyk	POL	15.93	–	Q
4	Ian Tomlinson	AUS	15.89	–	Q
5	Manfred Hinze	GER	15.86	–	Q
6	Kari Rahkamo	FIN	15.85	–	Q
7	Sten Erickson	SWE	15.76	–	Q
8	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	ISL	15.74	–	Q
9	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	URS	15.68	–	Q
10	Pier Luigi Gatti	ITA	15.66	–	Q
11	Fred Alsop	GBR	15.65	–	Q
12	Ira Davis	USA	15.64	–	Q
13	Adhemar da Silva	BRA	15.61	–	Q
14	John Baguley	AUS	15.56	14.74	Q
15	Vitold Kreyer	URS	15.56	–	Q
16	Enzo Cavalli	ITA	15.48	–
17	Bill Sharpe	USA	15.44	–
18	Tomio Ota	JPN	15.42	–
19	Dodyu Patarinski	BUL	15.37	–
20	Jörg Wischmeier	GER	15.23	–
21	Éric Battista	FRA	15.22	–
22	Hannu Rantala	FIN	15.11	–
23	Karl Thierfelder	GER	15.08	–
24	Jan Jaskólski	POL	15.04	–
25	Hiroshi Shibata	JPN	14.93	14.80
26	Luis Felipe Areta	ESP	14.93	–
27	Federico Bisson	ITA	14.76	–
28	Herman Stokes	USA	14.74	14.53
29	Samuel Igun	NGR	14.74	14.52
30	Rouhollah Rahmani	IRI	14.70	–
31	Koji Sakurai	JPN	14.59	–
32	Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak	IRQ	14.56	–
33	Ramón López	CUB	14.53	–
34	Muhammad Khan	PAK	14.43	–
35	Konstantinos Sfikas	GRE	14.32	–
36	Stan Norris	NZL	14.30	–
37	Pedro Camacho	PUR	14.21	–
38	Yıldıray Pağda	TUR	14.11	–
39	Pierre William	FRA	13.29	–
DNS	Lyuben Gurgushinov	BUL	–	–
DNS	Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin	MAL	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (6 September 1960 — 9:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	12	Józef Szmidt	POL	16.44	16.44	-	-	OR
2	10	Kari Rahkamo	FIN	15.85	15.85	-	-
3	8	Sten Erickson	SWE	15.76	×	15.47	15.76
4	11	Ira Davis	USA	15.64	15.64	-	-
5	9	Hannu Rantala	FIN	15.11	15.11	14.94	15.08
6	4	Jan Jaskólski	POL	15.04	×	14.84	15.04
7	13	Hiroshi Shibata	JPN	14.93	14.93	14.80	×
8	7	Luis Felipe Areta	ESP	14.93	×	14.93	×
9	2	Federico Bisson	ITA	14.76	×	14.21	14.76
10	14	Samuel Igun	NGR	14.74	14.74	14.52	14.26
11	6	Koji Sakurai	JPN	14.59	14.59	14.17	14.07
12	3	Ramón López	CUB	14.53	14.05	14.53	14.52
13	1	Stan Norris	NZL	14.30	×	13.78	14.30
DNS	5	Lyuben Gurgushinov	BUL	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (6 September 1960 — 9:45)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	14	Vladimir Goryayev	URS	16.21	15.14	16.21	-
2	13	Ryszard Malcherczyk	POL	15.93	15.46	15.93	-
3	9	Ian Tomlinson	AUS	15.89	15.29	15.89	-
4	11	Pier Luigi Gatti	ITA	15.66	15.12	×	15.66
5	6	Fred Alsop	GBR	15.65	×	15.65	-
6	3	Vitold Kreyer	URS	15.56	15.56	-	-
7	5	Bill Sharpe	USA	15.44	15.44	15.24	×
8	4	Tomio Ota	JPN	15.42	13.59	15.42	×
9	8	Éric Battista	FRA	15.22	15.22	×	14.83
10	1	Karl Thierfelder	GER	15.08	×	15.08	×
11	2	Rouhollah Rahmani	IRI	14.70	14.70	13.52	14.42
12	12	Konstantinos Sfikas	GRE	14.32	14.25	13.60	14.32
13	10	Pedro Camacho	PUR	14.21	×	14.21	13.58
14	7	Yıldıray Pağda	TUR	14.11	14.11	13.85	×

Qualifying Round, Group C (6 September 1960 — 10:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	2	Manfred Hinze	GER	15.86	15.86	-	-
2	1	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	ISL	15.74	15.49	15.74	-
3	6	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	URS	15.68	15.68	-	-
4	5	Adhemar da Silva	BRA	15.61	15.47	15.61	-
5	3	John Baguley	AUS	15.56	14.62	14.74	15.56
6	9	Enzo Cavalli	ITA	15.48	15.48	15.33	15.37
7	11	Dodyu Patarinski	BUL	15.37	×	15.37	×
8	4	Jörg Wischmeier	GER	15.23	×	15.20	15.23
9	12	Herman Stokes	USA	14.74	14.74	14.53	14.48
10	10	Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak	IRQ	14.56	14.08	14.56	14.27
11	7	Muhammad Khan	PAK	14.43	×	14.43	14.20
12	8	Pierre William	FRA	13.29	13.29	×	×
DNS	13	Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin	MAL	–	–	–	–

Final Round (6 September 1960 — 15:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	4	Józef Szmidt	POL	16.81	16.78	×	16.81	×	16.63	13.48	OR
2	10	Vladimir Goryayev	URS	16.63	16.11	16.39	15.55	16.63	16.28	×
3	5	Vitold Kreyer	URS	16.43	16.21	16.00	15.96	16.01	15.91	16.43
4	3	Ira Davis	USA	16.41	×	16.41	×	16.13	×	16.05
5	11	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	ISL	16.37	16.37	16.06	15.90	16.24	×	16.36
6	9	Ryszard Malcherczyk	POL	16.01	15.87	16.01	15.83	15.82	13.18	14.66
7	12	Manfred Hinze	GER	15.93	15.93	×	15.84	–	–	–
8	2	Kari Rahkamo	FIN	15.84	15.84	×	15.71	–	–	–
9	7	Ian Tomlinson	AUS	15.71	15.40	15.71	13.29	–	–	–
10	15	Yevgeny Mikhaylov	URS	15.67	15.50	15.67	14.83	–	–	–
11	1	Sten Erickson	SWE	15.49	15.49	15.32	×	–	–	–
12	6	Fred Alsop	GBR	15.49	15.49	×	×	–	–	–
13	13	John Baguley	AUS	15.22	14.88	15.16	15.22	–	–	–
14	14	Adhemar da Silva	BRA	15.07	14.87	×	15.07	–	–	–
NM	8	Pier Luigi Gatti	ITA	–	×	×	×	–	–	–