1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 31, 1987.

Medalists

Gold Bulgaria Khristo Markov
Bulgaria (BUL)
Silver United States Mike Conley
United States (USA)
Bronze Soviet Union Oleg Sakirkin
Soviet Union (URS)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group A Group B
30.08.1987 – ??:??h 30.08.1987 – ??:??h
Final Round
31.08.1987 – 16:40h

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World record  Willie Banks (USA) 17.97 Indianapolis, USA June 16, 1985
Championship record  Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) 17.42 Helsinki, Finland August 8, 1983

Final

RANK FINAL HEIGHT
 Khristo Markov (BUL) 17.92 m CR
 Mike Conley (USA) 17.67 m
 Oleg Sakirkin (URS) 17.43 m
4.  Aleksandr Kovalenko (URS) 17.38 m
5.  Jacek Pastusiński (POL) 17.35 m
6.  Joseph Taiwo (NGR) 17.29 m
7.  Peter Bouschen (FRG) 17.26 m
8.  Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.23 m
9.  Norbert Elliott (BAH) 16.79 m
10.  Ivan Slanar (TCH) 16.69 m
11.  Dario Badinelli (ITA) 16.63 m
12.  Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) 16.58 m
 Norifumi Yamashita (JPN) NM

Qualifying round

  • Held on Sunday 1987-08-30 with the mark set at 17.00 metres
RANK GROUP A HEIGHT
1.  Oleg Sakirkin (URS) 17.35 m
2.  Oleg Protsenko (URS) 17.08 m
3.  Mike Conley (USA) 17.06 m
4.  Zdzisław Hoffmann (POL) 16.73 m
5.  Dario Badinelli (ITA) 16.64 m
6.  Ivan Slanar (TCH) 16.57 m
7.  Norifumi Yamashita (JPN) 16.57 m
8.  Didier Falise (BEL) 16.51 m
9.  José Leitão (POR) 16.17 m
10.  Frank Rutherford (BAH) 15.99 m
11.  Francisco dos Santos (BRA) 15.85 m
12.  Arne Holm (SWE) 15.76 m
13.  José Salazar (VEN) 15.76 m
14.  Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) 15.66 m
15.  Toussaint Rabenala (MAD) 15.53 m
16.  Paulo Franco Noronha (MOZ) 14.62 m


RANK GROUP B HEIGHT
1.  Khristo Markov (BUL) 17.20 m
2.  Aleksandr Kovalenko (URS) 17.16 m
3.  Peter Bouschen (FRG) 17.01 m
4.  Jacek Pastusiński (POL) 17.00 m
5.  Norbert Elliott (BAH) 16.65 m
6.  Joseph Taiwo (NGR) 16.63 m
7.  Georgi Pomashki (BUL) 16.49 m
8.  Francis Dodoo (GHA) 16.48 m
9.  Serge Hélan (FRA) 16.41 m
10.  Charles Simpkins (USA) 16.40 m
11.  Willie Banks (USA) 16.37 m
12.  Đorđe Kožul (YUG) 16.37 m
13.  Edrick Floreal (CAN) 16.33 m
14.  Edward Cruden (SUR) 15.32 m
15.  Marios Hadjiandreou (CYP) 14.78 m
 Mohamed Zaki Sadri (MAS) NM

See also

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