Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
| Men's triple jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | August 3 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Arne Åhman Sweden
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George Avery Australia
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Ruhi Sarialp Turkey
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The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 3, 1948. The final was won by Swede Arne Åhman.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 14.50m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
Key: NM = No mark, x = Foul
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