World Athletics Championships 1983 / men's triple jump
World Athletics Championships 1983 | |||||||||
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discipline | Triple jump | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 26 athletes from 18 countries | ||||||||
venue | Helsinki | ||||||||
Competition location | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 7th (qualification) August 8th (final) |
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The men's triple jump at the 1983 World Athletics Championships took place on August 7th and 8th, 1983 in Helsinki , Finland .
26 athletes from 18 countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Zdzisław Hoffmann from Poland with 17.42 m, silver went to the American Willie Banks with 17.18 m, and the bronze medal went to the Nigerian African champion from 1979 Ajayi Agbebaku with 17.18 m.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
World record | João Carlos de Oliveira | 17.89 m | Mexico City , Mexico | 15th October 1975 |
World championship record | There were still no World Cup records, the event was held for the first time. |
The World Cup record was gradually increased to 17.42 minutes ( Zdzisław Hoffmann , Poland , in the final on August 8, 1983).
Wind conditions
In the following summary of results, the wind conditions for the best jumps are named. The permitted limit is two meters per second. With stronger wind support, the distance will be counted for the competition, but will not be included in the lists of records and the best.
Legend
Brief overview of the meaning of the symbols - also commonly used in other publications:
x | Failed attempt |
w | Tailwind support greater than 2 m / s |
qualification
August 7, 1983
The qualification distance was at least 16.60 m to move directly into the final. Ten athletes made this mark or jumped further, they are highlighted in light blue. The remaining jumpers who were allowed to take part in the final - the number of athletes should be at least twelve - are those with the highest jumped distance below the qualification distance, they are highlighted in light green.
Group A
space | athlete | country | Width (m) / wind (m / s) |
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1 | Ajayi Agbebaku | Nigeria | 16.80 / -0.9 |
2 | Zdzisław Hoffmann | Poland | 16.72 / -0.3 |
3 | Al Joyner | United States | 16.65 / -0.2 |
4th | Henads Valyukevich | Soviet Union | 16.64 / -0.4 |
5 | Willie Banks | United States | 16.58 / -0.4 |
6th | Ján Čado | Czechoslovakia | 16.50 / -1.4 |
7th | Bedros Bedrosian | Romania | 16.43 / -0.5 |
8th | Béla Bakosi | Hungary | 16.41 / -0.3 |
9 | Zou Zhenxian | People's Republic of China | 16.17 / +0.3 |
10 | John Herbert | United Kingdom | 16.12 / -1.7 |
11 | Esa Viitasalo | Finland | 16.03 / -2.2 |
12 | Wolfgang boy | BR Germany | 15.61 / -2.0 |
13 | Oswald Phillip | Montserrat | 13.96 / +0.6 |
14th | Laoui Adnan Abou | Jordan | 13.53 / -1.0 |
Group B
space | athlete | country | Width (m) / wind (m / s) |
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1 | Mike Conley Sr. | United States | 16.90 / +0.4 CR |
2 | Steve Hanna | Bahamas | 16.76 / -1.5 |
3 | Peter Bouschen | BR Germany | 16.71 / -0.8 |
4th | Vlastimil Mařinec | Czechoslovakia | 16.57 / +0.2 |
5 | Vasily Grishchenkov | Soviet Union | 16.29 / -0.7 |
6th | Christo Markow | Bulgaria | 16.25 / -0.3 |
7th | Keith Connor | United Kingdom | 16.18 / +0.5 |
8th | Claes cream | Sweden | 16.07 / +0.7 |
9 | Dan Simion | Romania | 15.96 / -0.9 |
10 | Mamadou Diallo | Senegal | 15.67 / -0.2 |
11 | José Quiñaliza | Ecuador | 15.18 / -0.2 |
Dimitrios Mihas | Greece | NM | |
José Salazar | Venezuela | DNS |
final
August 8, 1983
space | athlete | country | 1st attempt (m) |
2. attempt (m) |
3rd attempt (m) |
4th attempt (m) |
5th attempt (m) |
6th attempt (m) |
Width (m) / wind (m / s) |
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Zdzisław Hoffmann | Poland | 16.74 | 16.98 | 17.00 | 17.18 | 17.35 | 17.42 | 17.42 / +0.6 CR | |
Willie Banks | United States | 17.08 | 16.72 | 17.18 | 16.55 | x | x | 17.18 / +0.4 | |
Ajayi Agbebaku | Nigeria | 17.01 | 16.78w | 16.87 | 13.52 | 16.86 | 17.18 | 17.18 / +1.4 | |
4th | Mike Conley Sr. | United States | 16.66 | 16.91w | 17.13 | 16.86 | 17.05 | 17.07 | 17.13 / +1.6 |
5 | Vlastimil Mařinec | Czechoslovakia | 16.67 | x | 17.13 | x | 16.71 | x | 17.13 / +1.1 |
6th | Ján Čado | Czechoslovakia | 16.45 | 16.40 | 17.01 | 13.69 | x | 17.06 | 17.06 / +1.4 |
7th | Béla Bakosi | Hungary | 16.60 | 16.76 | 16.46 | 16.71 | x | 16.83 | 16.83 / +0.2 |
8th | Al Joyner | United States | 16.76 | 15.98 | 16.58 | 16.20 | 16.40 | 16.48 | 17.76 / +0.2 |
9 | Peter Bouschen | BR Germany | 16.67 | 13.95 | 16.70 | not in the final of the eight best jumpers |
16.70 / +1.8 | ||
10 | Henads Valyukevich | Soviet Union | 16.41 w | 16.18 | 16.33 | 16.41 / +3.0 | |||
11 | Bedros Bedrosian | Romania | x | 16.18 | 15.95 | 16.18 / +0.3 | |||
12 | Steve Hanna | Bahamas | x | x | 14.96 | 14.96 / -1.0 |
Vice World Champion Willie Banks (here at the 1988 Olympic Games )
Mike Conley Sr., bronze medalist in the long jump , finished fourth
Web links and sources
- Results on the IAAF website , accessed April 4, 2020
- Results on todor66.com, accessed April 4, 2020
- Results in the IAAF Statistics Handbook for the 2019 World Cup in Doha (PDF 10.3 MB, p. 177, English), accessed on April 4, 2020
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF world records. Triple jump men on rekorde-im-sport.de, accessed on April 4, 2020