The men's

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on 7 and 10 August.

Summary

In the first round of the final,

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(Azerjaijan) was the first over 17 metres with a jump of 17.16 metres, and

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(USA) took the lead with a 17.54 metre jump. In the second round,

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(Portugal) moved into silver medal position, until Christian Taylor (USA) took the lead with a 17.57 metre jump. That lasted until Claye's next jump, 17.63 metres, which Taylor answered with a effort. None of the leaders were able to improve in the last three rounds. By the end of the competition, three jumpers had jumped 17.16 metres, their places settled by their second best jump, which in the case of Cristian Nápoles (CUB) was another 17.16 metres.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: No records were set at the competition.

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 16.80 metres.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 7 August, in two groups, both starting at 18:35. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 17.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:

Final

The final took place on 10 August at 20:20. The results were as follows:

References

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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 long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

Triple jump at the World Athletics Championships