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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Date July 23
Competitors 35 from 23 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Adhemar da Silva  Brazil
2nd, silver medalist(s) Leonid Shcherbakov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Arnoldo Devonish  Venezuela
← 1948
1956 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Adhemar da Silva  Brazil
2nd, silver medalist(s) Leonid Shcherbakov  Soviet Union
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Arnoldo Devonish  Venezuela

The Men's triple jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on 23 July at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.Brazilian athlete Adhemar da Silva won the gold medal.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Qualifying Performance 14.55 advance to the Final.


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