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Triple Jump, Men

Date	23 – 24 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	43 from 31 countries

At the 1985 TAC Meet, Willie Banks jumped 17.97 (58-11½) for a world record, which was only the second non-altitude assisted world record since 1960. But he was no longer at his best in 1988, although he made the US team and the final. The favorite was Bulgaria’s Khristo Markov, 1987 World Champion and 1986 European Champion. He was challenged in the final by the three Soviets – Igor Lapshin, Aleksandr Kovalenko, and Oleg Protsenko. In round one of the final, Markov opened with 17.61 (57-9½) and that would settle the gold medal, as nobody surpassed it. Lapshin was in fourth for much of the day but produced his best jump, 17.52 (57-5¾), in the final round, to get silver. Kovalenko and Protsenko had their best marks in round one, which earned them third and fourth, respectively.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	135	Hristo Markov	BUL	16.91 (4)	17.61 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1045	Igor Lapshin	URS	17.37 (1)	17.52 (2)	Silver
3	1043	Aleksandr Kovalenko	URS	17.24 (2)	17.42 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	1057	Oleg Protsenko	URS	17.00 (3)	17.38 (4)
5	1129	Charlie Simpkins	USA	16.35 (10)	17.29 (5)
6	1069	Willie Banks	USA	16.57 (7)	17.03 (6)
7	986	Ivan Slanař	TCH	16.59 (6)	16.75 (7)
8	853	Jacek Pastusiński	POL	16.66 (5)	16.72 (8)
9	800	Joseph Taiwo	NGR	16.42 (9)	16.46 (9)
10	64	Norbert Elliott	BAH	16.43 (8)	16.19 (10)
11	84	Didier Falise	BEL	16.35 (11)	16.17 (11)
12	643	Norifumi Yamashita	JPN	16.29 (12)	15.62 (12)
13 r1/2	453	Vernon Samuels	GBR	16.28 (13)	–
14 r1/2	198	Chen Yanping	CHN	16.25 (14)	–
15 r1/2	845	Andrzej Grabarczyk	POL	16.24 (15)	–
16 r1/2	426	John Herbert	GBR	16.18 (16)	–
17 r1/2	493	Francis DoDoo	GHA	16.17 (17)	–
18 r1/2	153	Edrick Floréal	CAN	16.11 (18)	–
19 r1/2	183	George Wright	CAN	16.09 (19)	–
20 r1/2	66	Patterson Johnson	BAH	16.03 (20)	–
21 r1/2	229	Marios Chatziandreou	CYP	15.95 (21)	–
22 r1/2	124	Jorge da Silva	BRA	15.95 (22)	–
23 r1/2	416	Jonathan Edwards	GBR	15.88 (23)	–
24 r1/2	699	Park Yeong-Jun	KOR	15.86 (24)	–
25 r1/2	244	José Quiñaliza	ECU	15.86 (25)	–
26 r1/2	69	Frank Rutherford	BAH	15.84 (26)	–
27 r1/2	1007	Nai Hui-Fang	TPE	15.74 (27)	–
28 r1/2	716	Abdul Marzouk Al-Yoha	KUW	15.72 (28)	–
29 r1/2	1079	Robert Cannon	USA	15.69 (29)	–
30 r1/2	6	Lotfi Khaïda	ALG	15.68 (30)	–
31 r1/2	867	José Leitão	POR	15.60 (31)	–
32 r1/2	841	Ricardo Valiente	PER	15.59 (32)	–
33 r1/2	882	Ernesto Torres	PUR	15.59 (33)	–
34 r1/2	98	Brian Wellman	BER	15.47 (34)	–
35 r1/2	120	Abcélvio Rodrigues	BRA	15.13 (35)	–
36 r1/2	722	Fathi Khalifa Aboud	LBA	15.13 (36)	–
37 r1/2	834	Haider Ali Shah	PAK	14.88 (37)	–
38 r1/2	1142	Lennox Adams	VIN	14.73 (38)	–
39 r1/2	776	Paulo Noronha	MOZ	14.71 (39)	–
40 r1/2	101	Devon Hyde	BIZ	14.09 (40)	–
41 r1/2	1002	Toyi Simklina	TOG	13.92 (41)	–
AC r1/2	20	António dos Santos	ANG	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	981	Milan Mikuláš	TCH	– (NM)	–
DNS	22	James Browne	ANT	– (DNS)	–
DNS	523	Béla Bakosi	HUN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (23 September 1988 — 10:10)

Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 16.90 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Igor Lapshin	URS	17.37	–	Q
2	Aleksandr Kovalenko	URS	17.24	–	Q
3	Oleg Protsenko	URS	17.00	–	Q
4	Hristo Markov	BUL	16.91	–	Q
5	Jacek Pastusiński	POL	16.66	–	q
6	Ivan Slanař	TCH	16.59	–	q
7	Willie Banks	USA	16.57	–	q
8	Norbert Elliott	BAH	16.43	–	q
9	Joseph Taiwo	NGR	16.42	–	q
10	Charlie Simpkins	USA	16.35	16.27	q
11	Didier Falise	BEL	16.35	16.19	q
12	Norifumi Yamashita	JPN	16.29	–	q
13	Vernon Samuels	GBR	16.28	–
14	Chen Yanping	CHN	16.25	–
15	Andrzej Grabarczyk	POL	16.24	–
16	John Herbert	GBR	16.18	–
17	Francis DoDoo	GHA	16.17	–
18	Edrick Floréal	CAN	16.11	–
19	George Wright	CAN	16.09	–
20	Patterson Johnson	BAH	16.03	–
21	Marios Chatziandreou	CYP	15.95	15.89
22	Jorge da Silva	BRA	15.95	15.63
23	Jonathan Edwards	GBR	15.88	–
24	Park Yeong-Jun	KOR	15.86	15.79
25	José Quiñaliza	ECU	15.86	15.57
26	Frank Rutherford	BAH	15.84	–
27	Nai Hui-Fang	TPE	15.74	–
28	Abdul Marzouk Al-Yoha	KUW	15.72	–
29	Robert Cannon	USA	15.69	–
30	Lotfi Khaïda	ALG	15.68	–
31	José Leitão	POR	15.60	–
32	Ricardo Valiente	PER	15.59	15.54
33	Ernesto Torres	PUR	15.59	15.44
34	Brian Wellman	BER	15.47	–
35	Abcélvio Rodrigues	BRA	15.13	14.77
36	Fathi Khalifa Aboud	LBA	15.13	–
37	Haider Ali Shah	PAK	14.88	–
38	Lennox Adams	VIN	14.73	–
39	Paulo Noronha	MOZ	14.71	–
40	Devon Hyde	BIZ	14.09	–
41	Toyi Simklina	TOG	13.92	–
NM	António dos Santos	ANG	–	–
NM	Milan Mikuláš	TCH	–	–
DNS	Béla Bakosi	HUN	–	–
DNS	James Browne	ANT	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 September 1988)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	8	Aleksandr Kovalenko	URS	17.24	17.24 (-0.1)	-	-
2	10	Jacek Pastusiński	POL	16.66	16.66 (0.0)	-	-
3	21	Ivan Slanař	TCH	16.59	16.59 (-0.1)	16.45 (-0.9)	-
4	18	Willie Banks	USA	16.57	16.57 (-0.3)	-	-
5	5	Joseph Taiwo	NGR	16.42	16.42 (-0.2)	16.24 (-0.3)	16.34 (-0.9)
6	2	Norifumi Yamashita	JPN	16.29	16.27 (-0.2)	×	16.29 (-0.7)
7	9	Vernon Samuels	GBR	16.28	15.85 (+1.7)	16.28 (-0.3)	16.07 (-0.1)
8	7	George Wright	CAN	16.09	15.26 (+0.5)	×	16.09 (-0.4)
9	13	Jonathan Edwards	GBR	15.88	13.66 (-0.4)	15.66 (-0.6)	15.88 (0.0)
10	1	José Quiñaliza	ECU	15.86	15.57 (0.0)	15.86 (0.0)	15.55 (-0.5)
11	17	Frank Rutherford	BAH	15.84	×	15.42 (-0.2)	15.84 (-0.4)
12	19	Nai Hui-Fang	TPE	15.74	15.74 (-0.1)	15.42 (0.0)	15.49 (-0.2)
13	4	Abdul Marzouk Al-Yoha	KUW	15.72	15.62 (0.0)	15.72 (-0.4)	15.60 (-1.0)
14	16	Robert Cannon	USA	15.69	14.33 (0.0)	15.69 (0.0)	×
15	12	Lotfi Khaïda	ALG	15.68	15.40 (-0.4)	14.07 (0.0)	15.68 (+0.7)
16	14	José Leitão	POR	15.60	15.51 (-0.4)	15.60 (-0.1)	15.47 (-0.9)
17	22	Ernesto Torres	PUR	15.59	15.44 (0.0)	15.35 (0.0)	15.59 (0.0)
18	20	Abcélvio Rodrigues	BRA	15.13	15.13 (+0.8)	14.77 (-1.0)	14.74 (-0.1)
19	11	Lennox Adams	VIN	14.73	14.44 (-0.4)	14.73 (0.0)	14.68 (-0.3)
20	6	Paulo Noronha	MOZ	14.71	14.71 (-0.6)	14.35 (-0.5)	14.07 (-1.3)
21	15	Devon Hyde	BIZ	14.09	13.59 (-0.1)	-	14.09 (-0.2)
DNS	3	Béla Bakosi	HUN	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 September 1988)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	20	Igor Lapshin	URS	17.37	17.37 (+0.1)	-	-
2	5	Oleg Protsenko	URS	17.00	17.00 (-0.3)	-	-
3	23	Hristo Markov	BUL	16.91	16.49 (-0.2)	16.91 (-1.5)	-
4	6	Norbert Elliott	BAH	16.43	16.43 (0.0)	16.33 (-0.1)	×
5	16	Charlie Simpkins	USA	16.35	16.00 (-0.4)	16.27 (-0.4)	16.35 (-0.2)
6	21	Didier Falise	BEL	16.35	16.19 (0.0)	×	16.35 (-0.1)
7	18	Chen Yanping	CHN	16.25	×	16.25 (-0.5)	×
8	3	Andrzej Grabarczyk	POL	16.24	16.18 (0.0)	16.24 (0.0)	16.24 (-1.2)
9	7	John Herbert	GBR	16.18	16.01 (+0.6)	16.17 (-0.3)	16.18 (-0.2)
10	15	Francis DoDoo	GHA	16.17	15.79 (0.0)	×	16.17 (-0.2)
11	17	Edrick Floréal	CAN	16.11	16.11 (0.0)	×	14.57 (-0.6)
12	9	Patterson Johnson	BAH	16.03	15.85 (+0.2)	16.03 (-0.2)	×
13	13	Marios Chatziandreou	CYP	15.95	15.89 (-0.8)	15.95 (-0.8)	×
14	11	Jorge da Silva	BRA	15.95	15.95 (-0.3)	15.63 (-0.4)	15.87 (-0.6)
15	14	Park Yeong-Jun	KOR	15.86	15.79 (-0.2)	15.79 (0.0)	15.86 (-0.2)
16	1	Ricardo Valiente	PER	15.59	×	15.54 (0.0)	15.59 (-1.6)
17	19	Brian Wellman	BER	15.47	15.07 (-0.5)	15.31 (-0.5)	15.47 (0.0)
18	4	Fathi Khalifa Aboud	LBA	15.13	15.13 (-0.6)	-	-
19	10	Haider Ali Shah	PAK	14.88	14.88 (-0.3)	14.57 (-0.2)	×
20	22	Toyi Simklina	TOG	13.92	×	13.92 (-0.3)	×
NM	2	António dos Santos	ANG	–	×	-	–
NM	8	Milan Mikuláš	TCH	–	×	–	–
DNS	12	James Browne	ANT	–	–	–	–

Final Round (24 September 1988 — 12:30)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	10	Hristo Markov	BUL	17.61	17.61 (+0.7)	×	15.71 (-0.1)	17.54 (+1.1)	×	17.10 (+0.1)	OR
2	4	Igor Lapshin	URS	17.52	16.75 (0.0)	17.09 (+0.3)	×	×	×	17.52 (+0.1)
3	6	Aleksandr Kovalenko	URS	17.42	17.42 (-0.8)	17.40 (-0.1)	×	×	-	×	OR
4	9	Oleg Protsenko	URS	17.38	17.38 (0.0)	×	×	17.31 (-0.5)	×	16.61 (-0.8)
5	11	Charlie Simpkins	USA	17.29	16.62 (-1.2)	×	×	-	×	17.29 (+0.2)
6	1	Willie Banks	USA	17.03	×	17.03 (+0.9)	16.90 (-0.1)	-	16.86 (-0.7)	×
7	2	Ivan Slanař	TCH	16.75	16.58 (-1.1)	16.75 (0.0)	16.59 (+1.2)	×	×	16.24 (-0.3)
8	12	Jacek Pastusiński	POL	16.72	16.72 (-0.6)	×	×	×	16.50 (+1.0)	16.56 (+0.3)
9	8	Joseph Taiwo	NGR	16.46	×	16.46 (+0.8)	16.27 (-0.6)	–	–	–
10	7	Norbert Elliott	BAH	16.19	16.19 (-0.2)	×	16.08 (-0.1)	–	–	–
11	3	Didier Falise	BEL	16.17	16.06 (0.0)	×	16.17 (+0.2)	–	–	–
12	5	Norifumi Yamashita	JPN	15.62	15.62 (-0.4)	×	×	–	–	–