The men's triple jump event was part of the
track and field athletics programme at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed.
No nation had more than 4 jumpers, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by
Vilho Tuulos
Vilho "Ville" Immanuel Tuulos (26 March 1895 – 2 September 1967) was a Finland, Finnish triple jumper and long jumper.
He won a gold medal in the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump, triple jump at the 1920 Summer Olym ...
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.
Background
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.
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
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.
[Official Report, p. 113.]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Dan Ahearn
Dan Ahearn (né ''Daniel William Ahearne;'' April 12, 1888 – December 20, 1942) was an Irish and later American track and field athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1920 Su ...
set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Great B ...
; at this Olympics he represented the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
.
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
Results
The best six triple jumpers qualified for the final.
References
Sources
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Triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
Triple jump at the Olympics