European Athletics Championships 1958 / men's triple jump
| 6th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's triple jump |
| city |
 Stockholm
|
| Stadion | Olympic Stadium |
| Attendees | 23 athletes from 15 countries |
| Competition phase | August 22nd (qualification) August 23rd (final) |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Józef Szmidt ( POL )
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 silver |
Oleg Ryachovsky ( URS )
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 bronze |
Vilhjálmur Einarsson ( ISL )
 |
The men's triple jump at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held on August 22 and 23, 1958 in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
The European champion was Józef Szmidt from Poland . He won ahead of the Soviet world record holder Oleg Ryachowski. The Icelander Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the bronze medal.
Records
Existing records
| World record | 16.59 m |
.svg){kind=small} Oleg Ryakhovsky
|
Moscow , then Soviet Union (now Russia ) | July 28, 1958 |
| European record | ||||
| Championship record | 15.90 m |
Leonid Shcherbakov
|
EM Bern , Switzerland | August 26, 1954 |
Record improvement
European champion Józef Szmidt improved the EM record in the final on 23 August by 53 centimeters to 16.43 m.
qualification
August 22, 1958, 11 a.m.
The 23 participants took part in a joint qualifying round. The qualification distance for direct entry into the final was 14.60 m. Eighteen athletes reached this distance and were in the final (highlighted in light blue). Five jumpers were eliminated. With this constellation, which was found in almost all jumping and throwing competitions, it is difficult to understand why qualifications were set at all.
| space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt (m) | 2. attempt (m) | 3rd attempt (m) | Best width (m) |
| 1 | Józef Szmidt |
Poland
|
? | 15.74 | - | 15.74 |
| 2 | Lyuben Gurgushinov |
.svg){kind=small} Bulgaria
|
15.39 | - | - | 15.39 SB |
| 3 | Oleg Ryakhovsky |
Soviet Union
|
? | 15.30 | - | 15.30 |
| 4th | Enzo Cavalli |
 Italy
|
15.27 | - | - | 15.27 SB |
| 5 | Ryszard Malcherczyk |
Poland
|
15.15 | - | - | 15.15 |
| 6th | Manfred Hinze |
 Germany
|
? | 15.08 | - | 15.08 SB |
| 7th | Kari Rahkamo |
 Finland
|
15.04 | - | - | 15.04 |
| 8th | Pierluigi Gatti |
Italy
|
? | ? | 15.04 | 15.04 PB |
| 9 | Roger Norman |
Sweden
|
? | 15.03 | - | 15.03 SB |
| 10 | Eric Battista |
 France
|
14.96 | - | - | 14.96 |
| 11 | Hannu Rantala |
Finland
|
14.94 | - | - | 14.94 |
| 12 | Pierre William |
France
|
14.93 | - | - | 14.93 PB |
| 13 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson |
Iceland
|
? | 14.92 | - | 14.92 |
| 14th | František Krupala |
 Czechoslovakia
|
? | 14.88 | - | 14.88 |
| 15th | Sten Erickson |
Sweden
|
14.84 | - | - | 14.84 SB |
| 16 | Hermann Strauss |
Germany
|
? | 14.73 | - | 14.73 |
| 17th | Albert Hofstede |
 Netherlands
|
14.64 | - | - | 14.64 PB |
| 18th | Constantine Sfikas |
.svg){kind=small} Greece
|
? | ? | 14.60 | 14.60 PB |
| 19th | Eilif Fredriksen |
 Norway
|
Trial series not known |
14.54 PB | ||
| 20th | Witold Krejer |
Soviet Union
|
14.50 SB | |||
| 21st | Jacob Rypdal |
Norway
|
14.41 PB | |||
| 22nd | Erwin Müller |
 Switzerland
|
13.72 SB | |||
| 23 | Ken Wilmshurst |
 Great Britain
|
12.94 PB | |||
final
August 23, 1958, 3:30 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Width (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Józef Szmidt |
Poland
|
16.43 CR / NO |
| 2 | Oleg Ryakhovsky |
Soviet Union
|
16.02 |
| 3 | Vilhjálmur Einarsson |
Iceland
|
16.00 SB |
| 4th | Ryszard Malcherczyk |
Poland
|
15.83 SB |
| 5 | Eric Battista |
France
|
15.48 PB |
| 6th | Kari Rahkamo |
Finland
|
15.18 SB |
| 7th | Hermann Strauss |
Germany
|
15.11 PB |
| 8th | Hannu Rantala |
Finland
|
15.09 PB |
| 9 | František Krupala |
Czechoslovakia
|
15.07 SB |
| 10 | Lyuben Gurgushinov |
Bulgaria
|
14.91 |
| 11 | Roger Norman |
Sweden
|
14.87 |
| 12 | Enzo Cavalli |
Italy
|
14.84 |
| 13 | Sten Erickson |
Sweden
|
14.79 |
| 14th | Pierre William |
France
|
14.62 |
| 15th | Albert Hofstede |
Netherlands
|
14.49 |
| 16 | Constantine Sfikas |
Greece
|
14.34 |
| 17th | Manfred Hinze |
Germany
|
14.26 |
| 18th | Pierluigi Gatti |
Italy
|
13.80 |
Roger Norman reached number eleven
Sten Erickson came in thirteenth place
Manfred Hinze was seventeen
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Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Stockholm 1958 from european-athletics.org, accessed April 29, 2019
- Men Triple Jump European Championship 1958 Stockholm on todor66.com, accessed April 29, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1958 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed April 29, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1958, triple jump men on sportschau.de, accessed on April 29, 2019
- 6th European Athletics Championships 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden from ifosta.de, accessed on April 29, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. Triple jump men , accessed April 29, 2019