Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 5 August.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Pedro Pérez	Cuba	16.92	17.40	14.92	17.04	17.12	17.19	17.40	WR
	Nelson Prudêncio	Brazil							16.82
	John Craft	United States							16.32
4	Juan Velásquez	Cuba							16.03
5	Tim Barrett	Bahamas							15.75
6	Manuel Gutiérrez	Colombia							15.03
7	Luiz Carlos de Souza	Brazil							14.83
8	Jaime Pautt	Colombia							14.27
9	Clavia Squires	Barbados							13.37