The men's triple jump at the

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, part of the athletics programme, took place in the

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on 12 and 14 April 2018. India's A.V. Rakesh Babu did not start the final as he was removed from the games after a needle was found in his possession, breaking games policy.

Records

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

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: All times are

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(UTC+10)

Results

Qualifying round

Across two groups, those who jumped ≥16.60 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Final

The medals were determined in the final.

References

Men's triple jump

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