Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Date | July 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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Nick Winter Australia
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Luis Brunetto Argentina
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Vilho Tuulos Finland
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924.
Twenty triple jumpers from twelve nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the qualification Luis Brunetto set a new Olympic record with 15.425 metres. In the final Nick Winter set a new world record with 15.525 metres.
The best six triple jumpers, both groups counted together, qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.
Group 1
Group 2
The final was held on the same day.
Three competitors were able to improve their qualification width.
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