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Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich was held on 3 & 4 of September. Thirty-six athletes from 28 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, the fourth man to repeat as Olympic champion in the triple jump. The Soviets were on the podium in the event for the sixth consecutive Games. Jörg Drehmel of East Germany won the first men's triple jump medal by any German jumper. Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil was the ninth man (Saneyev being the eighth) to win a second medal in the event, following up his 1968 silver with bronze in Munich. Background This was the 17th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1968 Games were the top four (gold medalist Viktor Saneyev of the Soviet Union, silver medalist Nelson Prudêncio of Brazil, bronze medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s .... An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as part of their names, such as stadiums in Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Amsterdam, Olympiastadion (Berlin), Berlin, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki and Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris. Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennady Bessonov (athlete)
Gennady Petrovich Bessonov (, born 10 December 1944) is a retired Russian triple jumper. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and placed 15th. References 1944 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Russian male triple jumpers Soviet male triple jumpers Athletes from Moscow Oblast 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosei Gushiken
is a Japanese former triple jumper who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1942 births Living people Japanese male triple jumpers Olympic male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games athletes for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Katona
Gábor Katona (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Hungarian triple jumper. He won the bronze medal at the 1970 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. He became the Hungarian triple jump champion in 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1983, rivalling with Henrik Kalocsai, Zoltán Cziffra and Béla Bakosi. He also became Hungarian indoor champion in 1974, 1976, 1978 and 1979. He also competed in the long jump and the triple jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ... he became Hungarian champion in 1972 and indoor champion in 1975. References 1952 births Living people Hungarian male long jumpers Hungarian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Lamitié
Bernard Lamitié (born 27 June 1946 in Paris) is a retired France, French triple jumper and Olympic Games, Olympian who won three bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships. Achievements References *European Indoor Championships 1946 births Living people French male triple jumpers French people of Guadeloupean descent Athletes from Paris Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games French Athletics Championships winners 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-triplejump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Bariban
Mikhail Mikhailovich Bariban (; 25 February 1949 – 8 August 2016) was a Russian triple jumper who represented the USSR. Bariban trained at Dynamo in Krasnodar. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade. Bariban was the director of the Children and Youth Sport School A sports school () is a type of educational institution for children that originated in the Soviet Union. Sports schools were the basis of the powerful system of physical culture (fitness) and sports education in the USSR and the Eastern Bloc, pa ... N2 in Krasnodar. Achievements References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Craft
John Melvin Craft (born March 24, 1947, in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American former triple jumper who placed 5th in the Men's triple jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He attended Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradual ... and graduated in 1969 and 1974. Craft also served as assistant coach at Eastern until 2002. References 1947 births Living people American male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics College track and field coaches in Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers coaches Eastern Illinois Panthers athletic directors Eastern Illinois Panthers men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Igun
Samuel Igun (born 28 February 1938 in Warri, Delta State) is a retired Olympic athlete from Nigeria. He specialised in the triple jump, high jump and long jump events during his career. Igun represented Nigeria at four consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1960. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games for his native Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...n country. External links sports-reference 1938 births Living people Nigerian male long jumpers Nigerian male triple jumpers Nigerian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Fløgstad
Kristen Fløgstad (born 11 April 1947) is a former Norwegian athlete from Søgne in Vest-Agder. He represented Kristiansands IF. He won the national championships in triple jump ten times (1968, 1970–71, 1973–76, 1979–80 and 1982) and in long jump six times (1967–68, 1973 and 1975–77), being awarded the King's Cup (''kongepokal'') once. His personal best result in long jump, 8.02 metres achieved on Bislett stadion on 4 August 1973, is still the Norwegian record Fløgstad competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ..., finishing 8th in the triple jump contest 1947 births Living people People from Søgne Norwegian male triple jumpers Norwegian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Joachimowski
Michał Teodor Joachimowski (26 September 1950 – 19 January 2014) was a triple jumper from Poland.Polski Komited Olympijski (Polish Olympic Committee), "Joachimowski, Michal", He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. He was born in Żnin and represented the clubs Budowlani Bydgoszcz and Zawisza Bydgoszcz. He finished eighth at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, and seventh at the 1972 Olympic Games. He then got a silver medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships and won gold at the 1974 European Indoor Championships setting a new world indoor record of 17.03 metres (this remains the Polish record to this day). He did not do quite as well at the 1974 European Championships, when he placed fifth. At the 1975 European Indoor Championships he took another silver medal, and he followed with a victory at the 1975 Summer Universiade. At the 1976 Olympic Games he finished thirteenth. He was the Polish champion in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiaki Inoue
was a Japanese triple jumper who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Inoue won the British AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ... titlein the triple jump event at the British 1974 AAA Championships. References 1951 births 1993 deaths Japanese male triple jumpers Olympic male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Place of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
