Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Athletics at the
1956 Summer Olympics
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These are the official results of the men's triple jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The qualification round mark was set at 14.80 metres. Eleven athletes didn't surpass that distance in the morning session.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Adhemar da Silva
 Brazil
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
 Iceland
Vitold Kreyer
 Soviet Union

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1956 Summer Olympics.

World Record 16.56 Brazil Adhemar da Silva Mexico City (MEX) March 16, 1955
Olympic Record 16.22 Brazil Adhemar da Silva Helsinki (FIN) July 23, 1952

Vilhjálmur Einarsson set an Olympic record of 16.25 metres in the competition, but this was improved upon by Adhemar da Silva who won with a record mark of 16.35 metres.

Results

RANK NAME ATHLETEDISTANCE
 Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 16.35 m OR
 Vilhjálmur Einarsson (ISL) 16.26 m
 Vitold Kreyer (URS) 16.02 m
4.  Bill Sharpe (USA) 15.88 m
5.  Martin Řehák (TCH) 15.85 m
6.  Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) 15.80 m
7.  Koji Sakurai (JPN) 15.73 m
8.  Teruji Kogake (JPN) 15.64 m
9.  Ken Wilmshurst (GBR) 15.54 m
10.  Ryszard Malcherczyk (POL) 15.54 m
11.  Ira Davis (USA) 15.40 m
12.  George Shaw (USA) 15.33 m
13.  Hiroshi Shibata (JPN) 15.25 m
14.  Kari Rahkamo (FIN) 15.21 m
15.  Mohinder Singh (IND) 15.20 m
16.  Éric Battista (FRA) 15.15 m
17.  Paul Bamela Engo (NGR) 15.03 m
18.  Tapio Lehto (FIN) 14.91 m
19.  Hannu Rantala (FIN) 14.87 m
20.  Lawrence Ogwang (UGA) 14.72 m
21.  Choi Yong-Kee (KOR) 14.65 m
 Peter Esiri (NGR) DNQ
 Muhamad Rashid (PAK) DNQ
 Wu Chun-Tsai (ROC) DNQ
 Ronald Gray (AUS) DNQ
 Gabuh Piging (NBO) DNQ
 Walter Herssens (BEL) DNQ
 Maurice Rich (AUS) DNQ
 Eng-Yoon Tian (SIN) DNQ
 Brian Oliver (AUS) DNQ
 Muhammad Ramzan Ali (PAK) DNQ
 Sium Bin Diau (NBO) DNQ

References

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