| Host City: Montréal, Canada |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 16.30 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: July 29, 1976 |
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| Date Finished: July 30, 1976 |
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| (Competitors: 25; Countries: 18; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Montréal, Québec
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| This was an event which ran to form, as Saneyev, world record holder Oliveira, and America’s best James Butts were considered the class of the field. The final was led in round one by Pedro Pérez, who had set an altitude-assisted world record in the 1971 Pan American Games, but otherwise had never impressed in major competitions. It was only in round 3 that Oliveira edged past the Cuban with 16.85, and then Saneyev produced the competition’s first 17m jump. Butts uncorked a legal lifetime best in round 4, and looked set to take the USA’s first gold since 1904. Saneyev was rightly regarded as the event’s greatest ever competitor, and he replied in round 5 with his 17.29 after hitting the board for the one and only time of the competition. Oliveira improved slightly in the last round, and the medals were settled. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| Prior to 1976, counting only individual events and not including the 1906 Olympics, only John Flanagan (hammer throw) and Al Oerter (discus throw) had ever won the same Olympic athletics event at three consecutive Olympics. Oerter, of course, did it four times. Viktor Saneyev was back in Montréal and was favored to duplicate the Flanagan feat. He was expected to be challenged by Brazil’s João Carlos de Oliveira who was the world record holder with 17.89 (58-8½), although that had been set at the altitude of Ciudad de México in winning the 1975 Pan-American Games. The first two rounds were led by Cuban Pedro Pérez, a former world record holder and Pan-Am champion, with 16.81 (55-2). Saneyev moved ahead in round three with 17.06 (55-11¾). But American James Butts responded with 17.18 (56-4½) in round four to take the lead. Saneyev bettered that in round five with 17.29 (56-8¾) which won him his third consecutive gold medal. De Oliveira had a lackluster meet, placing third with 16.90 (55-5½). |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics |
| World Record |
 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) |
17.89 m |
October 15, 1975 |
 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Olympic Record |
 Viktor Saneyev (URS) |
17.39 m |
October 17, 1968 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Triple jump |
Men |
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Final |
30 July |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
17.29 |
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Viktor Sanejev |
Soviet Union |
URS |
3 Oct 45 |
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| 2 |
17.18 |
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James Butts |
United States |
USA |
9 May 50 |
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| 3 |
16.90 |
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João Carlos de Oliveira |
Brazil |
BRA |
28 May 54 |
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| 4 |
16.81 |
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Pedro Pérez Dueñas |
Cuba |
CUB |
23 Feb 52 |
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| 5 |
16.78 |
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Tommy Haynes |
United States |
USA |
14 Jul 52 |
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| 6 |
16.68 |
0.3 |
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Wolfgang Kolmsee |
Germany |
GER |
25 Sep 54 |
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| 7 |
16.49 |
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Eugeniusz Biskupski |
Poland |
POL |
17 Dec 47 |
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| 8 |
16.43 |
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Carol Corbu |
Romania |
ROU |
8 Feb 46 |
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| 9 |
16.28 |
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Jiri Vycichlo |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
17 May 46 |
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| 10 |
16.23 |
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Pentti Kuukasjärvi |
Finland |
FIN |
28 Nov 46 |
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| 11 |
16.23 |
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Bernard Lamitié |
France |
FRA |
27 Jun 46 |
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| 12 |
16.23 |
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Rayfield Dupree |
United States |
USA |
2 Apr 53 |
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| Triple jump |
Men |
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Qualification |
29 July |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
16.81 |
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João Carlos de Oliveira |
Brazil |
BRA |
28 May 54 |
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| 2 |
16.77 |
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Viktor Sanejev |
Soviet Union |
URS |
3 Oct 45 |
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| 3 |
16.68 |
0.3 |
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Wolfgang Kolmsee |
Germany |
GER |
25 Sep 54 |
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| 4 |
16.62 |
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Tommy Haynes |
United States |
USA |
14 Jul 52 |
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| 5 |
16.55 |
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James Butts |
United States |
USA |
9 May 50 |
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| 6 |
16.54 |
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Jiri Vycichlo |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
17 May 46 |
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| 7 |
16.51 |
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Pedro Pérez Dueñas |
Cuba |
CUB |
23 Feb 52 |
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| 8 |
16.50 |
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Rayfield Dupree |
United States |
USA |
2 Apr 53 |
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| 9 |
16.46 |
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Eugeniusz Biskupski |
Poland |
POL |
17 Dec 47 |
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| 10 |
16.39 |
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Bernard Lamitié |
France |
FRA |
27 Jun 46 |
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| 11 |
16.31 |
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Pentti Kuukasjärvi |
Finland |
FIN |
28 Nov 46 |
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| 12 |
16.30 |
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Carol Corbu |
Romania |
ROU |
8 Feb 46 |
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| 13 |
16.29 |
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Michal Joachimowski |
Poland |
POL |
26 Sep 50 |
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| 14 |
16.22 |
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Nelson Prudêncio |
Brazil |
BRA |
4 Apr 44 |
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| 15 |
16.15 |
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Valentin Shevchenko |
Russia |
RUS |
5 Jun 48 |
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| 16 |
16.06 |
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Toshiaki Inoue |
Japan |
JPN |
3 Jan 51 |
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| 17 |
16.03 |
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János Hegedis |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
28 May 55 |
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| 18 |
16.00 |
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Ramón Cid |
Spain |
ESP |
15 Aug 54 |
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| 19 |
15.98 |
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Armando Herrera |
Cuba |
CUB |
25 May 55 |
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| 20 |
15.82 |
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Andrzej Sontag |
Poland |
POL |
26 Apr 52 |
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| 21 |
14.94 |
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Maxwell Peters |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ANT |
22 Sep 55 |
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| 22 |
14.13 |
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Apostolos Kathiniotis |
Greece |
GRE |
16 Mar 52 |
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| 23 |
13.85 |
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Mohamed Bohari |
Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
4 Apr 52 |
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NM |
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Philip Robins |
Bahamas |
BAH |
12 Oct 55 |
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NM |
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Aston Moore |
Great Britain |
GBR |
8 Feb 56 |
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Qualification
Group A
Group B
| Rank |
Overall |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
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 João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) |
16.81 |
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16.81 m |
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| 2 |
2 |
 Viktor Saneyev (URS) |
16.77 |
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16.77 m |
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| 3 |
4 |
 Tommy Haynes (USA) |
16.62 |
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16.62 m |
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| 4 |
5 |
James Butts (USA) |
16.55 |
— |
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16.55 m |
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| 5 |
6 |
 Jiří Vyčichlo (TCH) |
X |
16.00 |
16.54 |
16.54 m |
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| 6 |
8 |
Rayfield Dupree (USA) |
14.29 |
16.20 |
16.50 |
16.50 m |
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| 7 |
10 |
 Bernard Lamitié (FRA) |
16.39 |
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— |
16.39 m |
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| 8 |
11 |
 Pentti Kuukasjärvi (FIN) |
16.31 |
— |
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16.31 m |
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| 9 |
13 |
 Michał Joachimowski (POL) |
16.08 |
16.29 |
X |
16.29 m |
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| 10 |
14 |
Nélson Prudêncio (BRA) |
16.18 |
16.22 |
14.79 |
16.22 m |
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| 11 |
19 |
 Armando Herrera (CUB) |
15.98 |
X |
X |
15.98 m |
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| 12 |
20 |
Andrzej Sontag (POL) |
15.72 |
15.30 |
15.82 |
15.82 m |
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| Rank |
Overall |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 |
3 |
 Wolfgang Kolmsee (FRG) |
16.68 |
— |
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16.68 m |
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| 2 |
7 |
Pedro Pérez (CUB) |
16.51 |
— |
— |
16.51 m |
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| 3 |
9 |
Eugeniusz Biskupski (POL) |
16.46 |
— |
— |
16.46 m |
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| 4 |
12 |
 Carol Corbu (ROM) |
16.30 |
— |
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16.30 m |
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| 5 |
15 |
Valentyn Shevchenko (URS) |
16.15 |
15.97 |
16.00 |
16.15 m |
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| 6 |
16 |
 Toshiaki Inoue (JPN) |
16.06 |
X |
15.99 |
16.06 m |
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| 7 |
17 |
 Janoš Hegediš (YUG) |
15.50 |
16.03 |
16.00 |
16.03 m |
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| 8 |
18 |
 Ramón Cid (ESP) |
16.00 |
X |
X |
16.00 m |
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| 9 |
21 |
 Maxwell Peters (ANT) |
14.94 |
X |
X |
14.94 m |
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| 10 |
22 |
 Apostolos Kathiniotis (GRE) |
14.13 |
X |
X |
14.13 m |
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| 11 |
23 |
 Mohamed Al-Bouhairi (KSA) |
13.85 |
X |
X |
13.85 m |
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— |
 Aston Moore (GBR) |
X |
X |
X |
NM |
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— |
 Phil Robins (BAH) |
X |
X |
X |
NM |
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Final
| Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Viktor Saneyev (URS) |
X |
16.71 |
17.06 |
X |
17.29 |
X |
17.29 m |
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James Butts (USA) |
16.69 |
16.76 |
14.80 |
17.18 |
16.55 |
16.61 |
17.18 m |
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João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) |
X |
16.15 |
16.85 |
14.91 |
16.69 |
16.90 |
16.90 m |
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| 4 |
Pedro Pérez (CUB) |
16.81 |
16.24 |
16.48 |
16.47 |
X |
X |
16.81 m |
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Tommy Haynes (USA) |
15.46 |
X |
16.68 |
16.78 |
16.71 |
16.71 |
16.78 m |
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Wolfgang Kolmsee (FRG) |
16.23 |
X |
16.68 |
16.58 |
16.31 |
X |
16.68 m |
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| 7 |
Eugeniusz Biskupski (POL) |
15.91 |
X |
16.49 |
X |
15.79 |
X |
16.49 m |
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| 8 |
Carol Corbu (ROM) |
16.07 |
16.18 |
16.43 |
X |
16.00 |
X |
16.43 m |
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| 9 |
Jiří Vyčichlo (TCH) |
X |
X |
16.28 |
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16.28 m |
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| 10 |
Pentti Kuukasjärvi (FIN) |
16.15 |
16.14 |
16.23 |
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16.23 m |
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| 11 |
Bernard Lamitié (FRA) |
X |
16.23 |
15.93 |
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16.23 m |
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| 12 |
Rayfield Dupree (USA) |
X |
16.23 |
15.90 |
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16.23 m |
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