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Triple Jump, Men

Date	2 August 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	24 from 13 countries

The favorite was Japan’s Mikio Oda who had won the Far East Championships in 1923, 1925, and 1927, and had the longest marks in the past few years. He led from the start, opening with 15.03 (49-3¾), improving to 15.13 (49-7¾) in round two, and to 15.21 (49-11) in round three. The 15.21 (49-11) gave him the gold medal. American Levi Casey recorded 15.17 (49-9¼) in the final round to get silver. Finland’s Vilho Tuulos also produced his best mark in the last round, 15.11 (49-7), which brought him his second consecutive bronze medal.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	15.21 (1)	15.21 (1)	Gold
2	517	Lee Casey	USA	14.93 (3)	15.17 (2)	Silver
3	806	Ville Tuulos	FIN	14.73 (4)	15.11 (3)	Bronze
4	255	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	15.01 (2)	15.01 (4)
5	807	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	14.70 (5)	14.70 (5)
6	–	Erkki Järvinen	FIN	14.65 (6)	14.65 (6)
7 r1/2	323	Wim Peters	NED	14.55 (7)	–
8 r1/2	802	Väinö Rainio	FIN	14.41 (8)	–
=9 r1/2	294	Jan Blankers	NED	14.35 (=9)	–
=9 r1/2	504	Sid Bowman	USA	14.35 (=9)	–
11 r1/2	503	Lloyd Bourgeois	USA	14.28 (11)	–
12 r1/2	603	Nick Winter	AUS	14.15 (12)	–
13 r1/2	314	Gijs Lamoree	NED	14.08 (13)	–
14 r1/2	9	Imre Fekete	HUN	14.07 (14)	–
15 r1/2	319	Steef van Musscher	NED	13.93 (15)	–
16 r1/2	662	Alex Munroe	CAN	13.87 (16)	–
17 r1/2	139	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	13.83 (17)	–
18 r1/2	691	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	13.82 (18)	–
19 r1/2	219	Theo Phelan	IRL	13.73 (19)	–
20 r1/2	542	Bob Kelley	USA	13.64 (20)	–
21 r1/2	190	Arild Lenth	NOR	13.39 (21)	–
22 r1/2	27	Ferenc Molnár	HUN	13.36 (22)	–
23 r1/2	403	Wilfred Kalaugher	NZL	12.94 (23)	–
24 r1/2	289	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	12.49 (24)	–
DNS	2	Béla Bottlik	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	58	André Clayeux	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	74	Jacques Flouret	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	827	Zdravka Jakupić	YUG	– (DNS)	–
DNS	184	Gunnar Fredriksen	NOR	– (DNS)	–
DNS	128	Stelios Benardis	GRE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	210	Dalip Singh	IND	– (DNS)	–
DNS	38	Elemér Somfay	HUN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	57	Paul Couillaud	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	83	André Mourlon	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	862	Eric Svensson	SWE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (2 August 1928)

Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Mikio Oda	JPN	15.21	Q
2	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	15.01	Q
3	Lee Casey	USA	14.93	Q
4	Ville Tuulos	FIN	14.73	Q
5	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	14.70	Q
6	Erkki Järvinen	FIN	14.65	Q
7	Wim Peters	NED	14.55
8	Väinö Rainio	FIN	14.41
=9	Sid Bowman	USA	14.35
=9	Jan Blankers	NED	14.35
11	Lloyd Bourgeois	USA	14.28
12	Nick Winter	AUS	14.15
13	Gijs Lamoree	NED	14.08
14	Imre Fekete	HUN	14.07
15	Steef van Musscher	NED	13.93
16	Alex Munroe	CAN	13.87
17	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	13.83
18	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	13.82
19	Theo Phelan	IRL	13.73
20	Bob Kelley	USA	13.64
21	Arild Lenth	NOR	13.39
22	Ferenc Molnár	HUN	13.36
23	Wilfred Kalaugher	NZL	12.94
24	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	12.49
DNS	Béla Bottlik	HUN	–
DNS	André Clayeux	FRA	–
DNS	Jacques Flouret	FRA	–
DNS	Zdravka Jakupić	YUG	–
DNS	Gunnar Fredriksen	NOR	–
DNS	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–
DNS	Dalip Singh	IND	–
DNS	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–
DNS	Paul Couillaud	FRA	–
DNS	André Mourlon	FRA	–
DNS	Eric Svensson	SWE	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (2 August 1928)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R1	R1
1	5	Mikio Oda	JPN	15.21	15.02	15.13	15.21
2	3	Ville Tuulos	FIN	14.73	×	14.13	14.73
3	2	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	14.70	14.37	14.53	14.70
4	11	Wim Peters	NED	14.55	×	13.79	14.55
5	16	Sid Bowman	USA	14.35	–	–	–
6	1	Nick Winter	AUS	14.15	–	–	–
7	12	Steef van Musscher	NED	13.93	–	–	–
8	4	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	13.83	–	–	–
9	14	Theo Phelan	IRL	13.73	–	–	–
10	17	Bob Kelley	USA	13.64	–	–	–
11	190	Arild Lenth	NOR	13.39	–	–	–	1
12	8	Ferenc Molnár	HUN	13.36	–	–	–
13	6	Wilfred Kalaugher	NZL	12.94	–	–	–
DNS	7	Béla Bottlik	HUN	–	–	–	–
DNS	9	André Clayeux	FRA	–	–	–	–
DNS	10	Jacques Flouret	FRA	–	–	–	–
DNS	13	Zdravka Jakupić	YUG	–	–	–	–
DNS	15	Gunnar Fredriksen	NOR	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (2 August 1928)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	5	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	15.01	14.75	14.35	15.01
2	16	Lee Casey	USA	14.93	14.13	14.53	14.93
3	2	Erkki Järvinen	FIN	14.65	14.63	14.65	14.23
4	1	Väinö Rainio	FIN	14.41	14.22	14.41	×
5	11	Jan Blankers	NED	14.35	–	–	–
6	17	Lloyd Bourgeois	USA	14.28	–	–	–
7	12	Gijs Lamoree	NED	14.08	–	–	–
8	7	Imre Fekete	HUN	14.07	–	–	–
9	15	Alex Munroe	CAN	13.87	–	–	–
10	13	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	13.82	–	–	–
11	6	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	12.49	–	–	–
DNS	3	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–	–	–	–
DNS	4	Dalip Singh	IND	–	–	–	–
DNS	8	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–	–	–	–
DNS	9	Paul Couillaud	FRA	–	–	–	–
DNS	10	André Mourlon	FRA	–	–	–	–
DNS	14	Eric Svensson	SWE	–	–	–	–

Final Round (2 August 1928 — 14:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	15.21	×	14.30	×
2	517	Lee Casey	USA	15.17	×	×	15.17
3	806	Ville Tuulos	FIN	15.11	14.97	15.09	15.11
4	255	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	15.01	×	14.21	15.00
5	807	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	14.70	14.34	×	14.62
6	–	Erkki Järvinen	FIN	14.65	14.06	×	×