2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

None The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres and all three athletes of the Cuban team having jumped over 17.60 m in the season. The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu, who was keen make up for his loss to Évora in the 2008 Olympics. The Olympic medallists Évora, Idowu, and Leevan Sands, and the Cuban trio of David Giralt, Yoandris Betanzos and Alexis Copello, were judged to be the strongest competitors entering the competition.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09). Men's Triple Jump - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20090810132115/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D109/newsid%3D52524.html August 10, 2009 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. In the qualifying rounds, Évora and Idowu were the first to pass the automatic qualifying mark of 17.15 metres, recording bests of 17.44 and 17.32 m respectively. Chinese jumper Li Yanxi was the third through the qualifying mark, and Sands and Giralt soon followed. The qualifying was not of the same standard as the 2008 Olympic final, as Copello and Dmitrij Valukevic rounded out the top twelve competitors with jumps under 17 m.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-16). Event Report - Men's Triple Jump - Qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20120325205910/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D108/newsid%3D52993.html 2012-03-25 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18. In the final, Olympic champion Évora set the standard with a first jump of 17.54 m, Idowu also started well with a jump of 17.51 m. Giralt and Sands moved into third and fourth with jumps around the 17.2 m mark. Évora led the competition until round three, where Idowu produced a personal best and world-leading jump of 17.73 m to take the top spot. A large jump by Alexis Copello followed, but he was given the red flag, indicating a foul. Sands' season's best jump of 17.32 m moved him into the third medal spot, but it was Copello's final jump of 17.36 m that took the bronze medal. Évora's best also came in the final round, but the 17.55-metre jump did not rival that of Idowu. It was the thirty-one-year-old Briton's first ever major title, building on his silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18). Event Report - Men's Triple Jump - Final https://web.archive.org/web/20090821081739/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D108/newsid%3D53288.html 2009-08-21 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19. Medalists GoldPhillips Idowu GBRSilverNelson Évora PORBronzeAlexis Copello CUB Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World recordJonathan Edwards GBR18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995Championship recordJonathan Edwards GBR18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995World leadingNelson Évora POR17.66Belém, Brazil24 May 2009African recordTarik Bouguetaïb MAR17.37Khemisset, Morocco14 July 2007Asian recordOleg Sakirkin KAZ17.35Moscow, Russia5 June 1994North American recordKenny Harrison USA18.09Atlanta, United States27 July 1996South American recordJadel Gregório BRA17.90Belém, Brazil20 May 2007European recordJonathan Edwards GBR18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995Oceanian recordKen Lorraway AUS17.46London, United Kingdom7 August 1982 Phillips Idowu beat Évora's world leading mark in the competition, jumping 17.73 metres. Qualification standards A standardB standard 17.10m 16.65m Schedule Date Time Round16 August 2009 19:00 Qualification18 August 2009 18:05 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 17.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 01 1 B Nelson Évora Portugal 2009 World 17.44 17.44 Q 02 2 A Phillips Idowu Great Britain 2009 World 17.10 17.32 17.32 Q 03 3 B Li Yanxi China 2009 World 16.78 17.27 17.27 Q, SB 04 4 A Leevan Sands Bahamas 2009 World 17.02 16.84 17.20 17.20 Q, SB 05 5 A Arnie David Giralt Cuba 2009 World 16.92 00.00 x 17.15 17.15 Q 06 6 B Teddy Tamgho France 2009 World 00.00 x 17.11 00.00 x 17.11 q, SB 07 7 A Momchil Karailiev Bulgaria 2009 World 00.00 x 16.87 17.07 17.07 q 08 8 B Jadel Gregório Brazil 2009 World 17.06 00.00 x 15.48 17.06 q 09 9 A Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia 2009 World 16.87 16.84 17.02 17.02 q 10 A Nathan Douglas Great Britain 2009 World 17.00 00.00 x 16.90 17.00 q 11 B Alexis Copello Cuba 2009 World 16.99 16.78 16.98 16.99 q 12 A Dmitrij Valukevic Slovakia 2009 World 16.96 16.69 16.85 16.96 q 13 A Onochie Achike Great Britain 2009 World 16.88 16.94 00.00 x 16.94 14 B Brandon Roulhac United States 2009 World 16.78 16.56 16.94 16.94 15 A Fabrizio Schembri Italy 2009 World 16.88 16.88 00.00 x 16.88 16 B Tosin Oke Nigeria 2009 World 16.87 16.82 00.00 x 16.87 PB 17 A Yoandris Betanzos Cuba 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 16.77 16.77 18 B Randy Lewis Grenada 2009 World 16.73 13.38 16.52 16.73 19 B Mykola Savolaynen Ukraine 2009 World 16.68 16.64 16.72 16.72 20 B Hugo Chila Ecuador 2009 World 16.34 16.70 16.52 16.70 NR 21 B Hugo Mamba-Schlick Cameroon 2009 World 16.21 16.06 16.63 16.63 SB 22 B Walter Davis United States 2009 World 16.27 16.62 15.87 16.62 23 A Dzmitry Dziatsuk Belarus 2009 World 16.58 16.15 00.00 x 16.58 24 A Kim Deok-Hyeon South Korea 2009 World 00.00 x 16.02 16.58 16.58 25 B Alwyn Jones Australia 2009 World 16.20 16.57 16.50 16.57 26 A Yevhen Semenenko Ukraine 2009 World 16.29 16.52 16.54 16.54 27 A Julian Reid Jamaica 2009 World 16.41 16.49 16.16 16.49 28 A Jefferson Sabino Brazil 2009 World 00.00 x 16.24 16.34 16.34 29 A Samyr Lainé Haiti 2009 World 00.00 x 16.06 16.34 16.34 30 A Kenta Bell United States 2009 World 00.00 x 16.32 16.18 16.32 31 B Viktor Yastrebov Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 x 16.31 16.15 16.31 32 B Evgeniy Plotnir Russia 2009 World 16.13 16.29 15.96 16.29 33 B Dimitrios Tsiamis Greece 2009 World 15.68 16.23 00.00 x 16.23 34 B Daniele Greco Italy 2009 World 16.18 00.00 x 00.00 x 16.18 35 B Yevgeniy Ektov Kazakhstan 2009 World 16.13 00.00 x 16.01 16.13 36 B Mantas Dilys Lithuania 2009 World 16.09 16.02 15.70 16.09 37 A Mohamed Youssef Salman Bahrain 2009 World 00.00 x 16.05 15.71 16.05 38 B Lauri Leis Estonia 2009 World 15.28 15.98 15.84 15.98 39 B Leonardo Elisiario dos Santos Brazil 2009 World 15.95 00.00 x 15.85 15.95 40 A Vladimir Letnicov Moldova 2009 World 15.28 15.77 15.88 15.88 41 A Fabrizio Donato Italy 2009 World 15.81 00.00 x 00.00 x 15.81 SB 42 A Andrés Capellán Spain 2009 World 15.35 15.80 15.67 15.80 43 B Nguyen Van Hung Vietnam 2009 World 00.00 x 15.03 15.56 15.56 44 B Si Kuan Wong Macao 2009 World 00.00 x 14.78 14.71 14.78 99 A Charles Friedek Germany 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM 99 A Yochai Halevi Israel 2009 World 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 DNS Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Phillips Idowu Great Britain 2009 World 17.51 17.44 17.73 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 17.73 WL Nelson Évora Portugal 2009 World 17.54 00.00 x 17.38 00.00 x 17.33 17.55 17.55 Alexis Copello Cuba 2009 World 17.06 17.19 14.82 00.00 x 17.04 17.36 17.36 04 4 Leevan Sands Bahamas 2009 World 17.20 17.08 16.96 17.05 17.32 16.99 17.32 SB 05 5 Arnie David Giralt Cuba 2009 World 17.26 17.18 00.00 x 17.19 17.01 17.06 17.26 06 6 Li Yanxi China 2009 World 16.95 16.92 14.23 17.23 00.00 x 16.75 17.23 07 7 Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia 2009 World 16.73 16.91 14.66 14.75 16.37 00.00 x 16.91 08 8 Jadel Gregório Brazil 2009 World 00.00 x 16.89 16.84 16.70 00.00 x 00.00 x 16.89 09 9 Momchil Karailiev Bulgaria 2009 World 16.82 16.78 16.81 16.82 10 Nathan Douglas Great Britain 2009 World 16.78 15.44 16.79 16.79 11 Teddy Tamgho France 2009 World 00.00 x 16.79 00.00 x 16.79 12 Dmitrij Valukevic Slovakia 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 16.54 16.54 Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) References General Triple jump results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Specific Triple jump Category:Triple jump at the World Athletics Championships