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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

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Men's triple jump
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Vilho Tuulos
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 19–21
Competitors21 from 8 nations
Winning distance14.505
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Vilho Tuulos
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Folke Jansson
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Erik Almlöf
 Sweden
← 1912
1924 →

The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed.[1] No nation had more than four jumpers, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Vilho Tuulos of Finland, the nation's first medal in the triple jump. Sweden, which had swept the medals in 1912, took the next three places. Erik Almlöf became the third man to win two medals in the event, repeating his bronze performance from 1912.

The winning margin was 2.5 cm which as of 2023 remains the only time the men's triple jump was won by less than 4 cm at the Olympics.

Background

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This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two jumpers from the pre-war 1912 Games returned: bronze medalist Erik Almlöf of Sweden and fourth-place finisher Erling Vinne of Norway. [2]

Czechoslovakia made its first appearance in the event. The United States competed for the sixth time, having competed at each of the Games so far.

Competition format

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The competition was described as two rounds at the time, but was more similar to the modern divided final. All athletes received three jumps initially. The top six after that received an additional three jumps to improve their distance, but the initial jumps would still count if no improvement was made.[2][3]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Dan Ahearn set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; at this Olympics he represented the United States.

World record  Dan Ahearn (GBR) 15.52 New York, United States 30 May 1911
Olympic record  Tim Ahearne (GBR) 14.92 London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 25 July 1908

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Thursday, 19 August 1920 14:30 Qualifying
Saturday, 21 August 1920 11:30 Final

Results

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The best six triple jumpers qualified for the final.

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1 Vilho Tuulos  Finland 14.505 14.460 14.395 No improvement 14.505
2 Folke Jansson  Sweden 14.160 13.700 14.160 14.480 14.480
3 Erik Almlöf  Sweden 13.920 14.190 ? 14.270 14.270
4 Ivar Sahlin  Sweden ? ? ? 14.175 14.175
5 Sherman Landers  United States 13.865 ? ? 14.170 14.17
6 Dan Ahearn  United States ? ? ? 14.080 14.080
7 Ossian Nylund  Finland 13.740 13.695 13.370 did not advance 13.740
8 Benjamin Howard Baker  Great Britain ? ? ? did not advance 13.675
9 Kaare Bache  Norway 12.890 13.640 13.000 did not advance 13.640
10 Sven Runström  Sweden 13.630 13.350 13.550 did not advance 13.630
11 Erling Juul  Norway 12.800 13.590 13.480 did not advance 13.590
12 Kaufman Geist  United States ? ? ? did not advance 13.520
13 Erling Vinne  Norway 13.290 ? ? did not advance 13.340
14 Charles Lively  Great Britain ? ? ? did not advance 13.150
15 Clarence Jaquith  United States 12.600 ? ? did not advance 13.040
16 Etienne Proux  France ? ? ? did not advance 12.925
17 André Chilo  France ? ? ? did not advance 12.650
18 Menelaos Ponireas  Greece ? ? ? did not advance 12.600
19 Gustave Remouet  France ? ? ? did not advance 12.475
František Šretr  Czechoslovakia X X X did not advance No mark
František Stejskal  Czechoslovakia X X X did not advance No mark
Eugène Coulon  France DNS
Maxime Girard  France DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 113.

Sources

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  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.