1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

Events at the
1983 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the men's triple jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 8 August 1983.

Medalists

Gold Poland Zdzisław Hoffmann
Poland (POL)
Silver United States Willie Banks
United States (USA)
Bronze Nigeria Ajayi Agbebaku
Nigeria (NGR)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
07.08.1983 – ??:??h 07.08.1983 – ??:??h
Final Round
08.08.1983 – ??:??h

Records

Standing records prior to the 1983 World Athletics Championships
World Record  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 m October 15, 1975 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Event Record New event

Final

RANK FINAL DISTANCE
 Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) 17.42 m
 Willie Banks (USA) 17.18 m
 Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) 17.18 m
4.  Mike Conley (USA) 17.13 m
5.  Vlastimil Mařinec (TCH) 17.13 m
6.  Ján Čado (TCH) 17.06 m
7.  Béla Bakosi (HUN) 16.83 m
8.  Al Joyner (USA) 16.76 m
9.  Peter Bouschen (FRG) 16.70 m
10.  Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) 16.41 m
11.  Bedros Bedrosian (ROU) 16.18 m
12.  Steve Hanna (BAH) 14.96 m

Qualifying round

  • Held on Sunday 1983-08-07 with the mark set at 16.50 metres
RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
1.  Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) 16.80 m
2.  Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) 16.72 m
3.  Al Joyner (USA) 16.65 m
4.  Gennadiy Valyukevich (URS) 16.64 m
5.  Willie Banks (USA) 16.58 m
6.  Ján Čado (TCH) 16.50 m
7.  Bedros Bedrosian (ROU) 16.43 m
8.  Béla Bakosi (HUN) 16.41 m
9.  Zou Zhenxian (CHN) 16.17 m
10.  John Herbert (GBR) 16.12 m
11.  Esa Viitasalo (FIN) 16.03 m
11.  Wolfgang Knabe (FRG) 15.61 m
13.  Oswald Phillip (MSR) 13.96 m
14.  Laoui Adnan Abou (JOR) 13.53 m


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1.  Mike Conley (USA) 16.90 m
2.  Steve Hanna (BAH) 16.76 m
3.  Peter Bouschen (FRG) 16.71 m
4.  Vlastimil Mařinec (TCH) 16.57 m
5.  Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS) 16.29 m
6.  Khristo Markov (BUL) 16.25 m
7.  Keith Connor (GBR) 16.18 m
8.  Claes Rahm (SWE) 16.07 m
9.  Dan Simion (ROU) 15.96 m
10.  Mamadou Diallo (SEN) 15.67 m
11.  José Quiñaliza (ECU) 15.18 m
—  Dimitrios Mihas (GRE) NM
—  José Salazar (VEN) DNS

See also

References