| | Event type
Triple Jump, Men
| Date | 27 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Participants | 32 from 20 countries |
Adhemar da Silva was defending champion and the world record holder with 16.56 (54-4), set in winning the 1955 Pan-American Games (at altitude in Ciudad de México). Silver medalist from 1952, Leonid Shcherbakov, the 1950-54 European Champion, was still considered dangerous. The round one leader was a shocker – Bill Sharpe of the United States who broke the American record with 15.88 (52-1¼), which would eventually place him fourth. Another surprise came in round two when Iceland’s Vilhjálmur Einarsson leapt 16.26 (53-4¼). da Silva came thru in round four with 16.35 (53-7¾), which held up for the gold medal, Einarsson winning silver. Unheralded Soviet Vitold Kreyer won the bronze medal with 16.02 (52-6¾), set in round three.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 331 | Adhemar da Silva |  BRA | 15.15 (11) | 16.35 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 638 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson |  ISL | 15.16 (=9) | 16.26w (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 355 | Vitold Kreyer |  URS | 15.38 (5) | 16.02 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 351 | Bill Sharpe |  USA | 15.16 (=9) | 15.88 (4) | |||
| 5 | 332 | Martin Řehák |  TCH | 14.97 (13) | 15.85w (5) | |||
| 6 | 353 | Leonid Shcherbakov | URS | 15.59 (2) | 15.80 (6) | |||
| 7 | 340 | Koji Sakurai |  JPN | 15.49w (3) | 15.73 (7) | |||
| 8 | 341 | Teruji Kogake | JPN | 15.63w (1) | 15.64 (8) | |||
| 9 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst |  GBR | 14.89 (19) | 15.54 (9) | |||
| 10 | 349 | Ryszard Malcherczyk |  POL | 14.84 (21) | 15.54w (10) | |||
| 11 | 350 | Ira Davis | USA | 14.93 (=16) | 15.40 (11) | |||
| 12 | 352 | George Shaw | USA | 15.23 (7) | 15.33 (12) | |||
| 13 | 369 | Hiroshi Shibata | JPN | 15.27 (6) | 15.25 (13) | |||
| 14 | 334 | Kari Rahkamo |  FIN | 15.43w (4) | 15.21 (14) | |||
| 15 | 338 | Mohinder Singh |  IND | 14.93 (15) | 15.20 (15) | |||
| 16 | 336 | Éric Battista |  FRA | 14.99 (12) | 15.15 (16) | |||
| 17 | 343 | Paul Engo |  NGR | 14.81 (22) | 15.03 (17) | |||
| 18 | 333 | Tapio Lehto | FIN | 15.21 (8) | 14.91w (18) | |||
| 19 | 335 | Hannu Rantala | FIN | 14.92 (18) | 14.87 (19) | |||
| 20 | 357 | Lawrence Ogwang |  UGA | 14.95 (14) | 14.72 (20) | |||
| 21 | 342 | Choi Yeong-Gi |  KOR | 14.86 (20) | 14.65 (21) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 344 | Peter Esiri | NGR | 14.93 (=16) | – ( | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 329 | Brian Oliver |  AUS | 14.74 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 345 | Gabuh bin Piging |  NBO | 14.55 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 630 | Ronald Gray | AUS | 14.46 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 287 | Wu Chun-Tsai |  TPE | 14.36 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 330 | Maurice Rich | AUS | 14.26 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 346 | Sium bin Diau | NBO | 14.09 (28) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | 286 | Walter Herssens |  BEL | 14.05 (29) | – | |||
| 30 r1/2 | 347 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali |  PAK | 13.90 (30) | – | |||
| 31 r1/2 | 348 | Muhammad Rashid | PAK | 13.53 (31) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 43 | Tan Eng Yoon |  SGP | – ( | – | |||
| 356 | Yevgeny Chen | URS | – ( | – | ||||
| 339 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak |  IRQ | – ( | – | ||||
| 636 | Asnoldo Devonish |  VEN | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 27 November 1956 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | All those reaching 14.80 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #2 Wind (m/s) | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 341 | Teruji Kogake | JPN | 15.63w | – | – | 15.63w | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 2 | 353 | Leonid Shcherbakov | URS | 15.59 | – | – | 15.59 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 3 | 340 | Koji Sakurai | JPN | 15.49w | – | – | 15.49w | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 4 | 334 | Kari Rahkamo | FIN | 15.43w | +4.4 | – | 15.43w | +4.4 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 5 | 355 | Vitold Kreyer | URS | 15.38 | – | – | 15.38 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 6 | 369 | Hiroshi Shibata | JPN | 15.27 | – | – | 15.27 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 7 | 352 | George Shaw | USA | 15.23 | – | – | 14.79 | – | 15.23 | – | - | – | ||
| 8 | 333 | Tapio Lehto | FIN | 15.21 | – | – | 14.67 | – | 13.34 | – | 15.21 | – | ||
| =9 | 638 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | ISL | 15.16 | – | – | 15.16 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| =9 | 351 | Bill Sharpe | USA | 15.16 | – | – | 15.16 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 11 | 331 | Adhemar da Silva | BRA | 15.15 | – | – | 15.15 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 12 | 336 | Éric Battista | FRA | 14.99 | – | – | 14.99 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 13 | 332 | Martin Řehák | TCH | 14.97 | – | – | 14.97 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 14 | 357 | Lawrence Ogwang | UGA | 14.95 | – | – | 14.76 | – | 14.31 | – | 14.95 | – | ||
| 15 | 338 | Mohinder Singh | IND | 14.93 | – | 14.66 | 14.66 | – | 14.93 | – | - | – | ||
| =16 | 350 | Ira Davis | USA | 14.93 | – | - | 14.93 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| =16 | 344 | Peter Esiri | NGR | 14.93 | – | - | 14.93 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 18 | 335 | Hannu Rantala | FIN | 14.92 | – | – | 14.45 | – | 14.92 | – | - | – | ||
| 19 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst | GBR | 14.89 | – | – | 14.89 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 20 | 342 | Choi Yeong-Gi | KOR | 14.86 | – | – | 14.86 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 21 | 349 | Ryszard Malcherczyk | POL | 14.84 | – | – | 14.84 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 22 | 343 | Paul Engo | NGR | 14.81 | – | – | 14.81 | – | - | – | - | – | ||
| 23 | 329 | Brian Oliver | AUS | 14.74 | – | – | 14.37 | – | 14.08 | – | 14.74 | – | ||
| 24 | 345 | Gabuh bin Piging | NBO | 14.55 | 0.0 | – | 14.47 | – | 14.55 | 0.0 | x | – | ||
| 25 | 630 | Ronald Gray | AUS | 14.46 | 0.0 | – | 14.37 | – | 14.46 | 0.0 | 14.31 | – | ||
| 26 | 287 | Wu Chun-Tsai | TPE | 14.36 | 0.0 | – | x | – | 14.36 | 0.0 | x | – | ||
| 27 | 330 | Maurice Rich | AUS | 14.26 | +0.5 | – | 14.26 | +0.5 | 13.76 | – | 13.91 | – | ||
| 28 | 346 | Sium bin Diau | NBO | 14.09 | 0.0 | – | 13.99 | – | 13.56 | – | 14.09 | 0.0 | ||
| 29 | 286 | Walter Herssens | BEL | 14.05 | -1.2 | – | 14.05 | -1.2 | 13.99 | – | - | – | ||
| 30 | 347 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali | PAK | 13.90 | 0.0 | – | x | – | x | – | 13.90 | 0.0 | ||
| 31 | 348 | Muhammad Rashid | PAK | 13.53 | 0.0 | – | 13.00 | – | 13.53 | 0.0 | 13.35 | – | ||
| 43 | Tan Eng Yoon | SGP | – | – | – | x | – | x | – | x | – | |||
| 356 | Yevgeny Chen | URS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 339 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak | IRQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 636 | Asnoldo Devonish | VEN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 27 November 1956 — 14:30 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #2 Wind (m/s) | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | Round #4 Distance | Round #4 Wind (m/s) | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 331 | Adhemar da Silva | BRA | 16.35 | 0.0 | – | 15.69 | – | 16.04 | – | 15.90 | – | 16.35 | 0.0 | 16.26 | 16.21 | ||
| 2 | 638 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | ISL | 16.26w | +4.0 | – | x | – | 16.26w | +4.0 | 15.81 | +1.4 | x | – | 15.61 | - | ||
| 3 | 355 | Vitold Kreyer | URS | 16.02 | 0.0 | – | 15.83 | – | x | – | 16.02 | 0.0 | 15.51 | – | x | x | ||
| 4 | 351 | Bill Sharpe | USA | 15.88 | 0.0 | – | 15.88 | 0.0 | x | 0.0 | 14.15 | – | - | – | - | - | ||
| 5 | 332 | Martin Řehák | TCH | 15.85w | +5.0 | – | 15.58 | – | x | – | 15.85w | +5.0 | x | – | 15.10 | 15.63 | ||
| 6 | 353 | Leonid Shcherbakov | URS | 15.80 | – | – | 15.75 | – | x | – | 15.58 | – | x | – | 15.80 | 15.12 | ||
| 7 | 340 | Koji Sakurai | JPN | 15.73 | – | – | 15.73 | – | 15.59 | +0.5 | 15.29 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 341 | Teruji Kogake | JPN | 15.64 | +1.6 | – | 15.64 | +1.6 | 14.71 | – | 15.01 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst | GBR | 15.54 | 0.0 | 15.42 | 15.42 | – | 15.54 | 0.0 | 15.09 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 349 | Ryszard Malcherczyk | POL | 15.54w | +3.2 | 15.26 | 15.54w | +3.2 | 15.26 | – | 15.41 | -2.8 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 350 | Ira Davis | USA | 15.40 | 0.0 | – | 14.16 | – | x | – | 15.40 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 352 | George Shaw | USA | 15.33 | -2.7 | – | 15.33 | -2.7 | x | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 369 | Hiroshi Shibata | JPN | 15.25 | 0.0 | – | 15.25 | 0.0 | 14.85 | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | 334 | Kari Rahkamo | FIN | 15.21 | +0.2 | – | 15.21 | +0.2 | x | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 15 | 338 | Mohinder Singh | IND | 15.20 | 0.0 | – | 15.20 | 0.0 | x | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 16 | 336 | Éric Battista | FRA | 15.15 | 0.0 | – | 15.15 | 0.0 | 15.03 | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 17 | 343 | Paul Engo | NGR | 15.03 | +1.8 | – | 14.98 | – | 15.03 | +1.8 | 14.87 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 18 | 333 | Tapio Lehto | FIN | 14.91w | – | – | 14.63 | +0.4 | 14.91 | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 19 | 335 | Hannu Rantala | FIN | 14.87 | +1.3 | – | 14.65 | – | 14.87 | +1.3 | 14.87 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 20 | 357 | Lawrence Ogwang | UGA | 14.72 | 0.0 | – | 14.19 | – | 14.72 | 0.0 | 14.15 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 21 | 342 | Choi Yeong-Gi | KOR | 14.65 | 0.0 | – | 14.65 | 0.0 | x | – | x | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 344 | Peter Esiri | NGR | – | – | – | x | – | x | – | - | – | – | – | – | – |