Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates October 27
Competitors 10 from 7 nations
Medalists
   Cuba
   Cuba
   Brazil
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Athletics at
the 2011 Pan American Games

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's triple jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jadel Gregório of the Brazil.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 18.29 Gothenburg, Sweden August 7, 1995
Pan American Games record  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 17.89 Mexico City, Mexico October 15, 1975

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (16.60) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 15:20 Final

Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Final

The final was held on October 27.

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Alexis Copello Cuba 17.21 x 16.44 14.98 17.21
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yoandri Betanzos Cuba x 15.59 16.11 x 16.36 16.54 16.54
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jefferson Sabino Brazil 16.29 x 16.51 x x x 16.51
4 Maximiliano Díaz Argentina 16.47 16.18 16.08 x 16.03 15.70 16.47
5 Samyr Laine Haiti 16.39 15.86 x 15.83 x 16.08 16.39
6 Chris Carter United States 16.21 x 15.63 15.81 x 16.08 16.21
7 Alberto Álvarez Mexico x 15.72 15.96 16.05 16.20 16.15 16.20 PB
8 Zedric Thomas United States 16.14 x 15.79 15.86 16.15 16.19 16.19
9 Muhammad Halim Virgin Islands 15.94 15.92 15.63 15.94
10 Jair Adenas Mexico x 15.72 15.59 15.72

References

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