Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 19–21 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Vilho Tuulos |
 Finland
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Folke Jansson |
 Sweden
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Erik Almlöf |
Sweden
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
(*) Dan Ahearn set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at this Olympics he represented the United States.
The best six triple jumpers qualified for the final.
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