| Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 16.60 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 3, 1984 |
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| Date Finished: August 4, 1984 |
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| (Competitors: 28; Countries: 21; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Mike Conley, one of the greatest talents in US track history, was favourite. He had won the US Trials with 17.50, and specialised in producing last round winning jumps. Seven of the world’s 10 best jumpers were prevented from competing by the Soviet revenge boycott, leaving the US jumpers and European Champion Keith Connor – not the athlete he had been two years earlier – as the medal contenders. Conley had enhanced his position with a qualifying jump of 17.36, the longest ever jump in a preliminary round, while Britain’s surprising Eric McCalla was the one other man over 17m with 17.01. Conley took the lead in the first round with 16.91, until the number three American Al Joyner bolted down the runway and soared to 17.26, a jump aided by a barely illegal breeze of +2.1. Conley responded with 17.18 in the third round, but his series was peppered with fouls – the longest of which was in the final round, when he jumped over 17.60. Connor took the bronze with a mere 16.87. The Druzhba event in Moscow two weeks later saw three men clear 17.29 or better. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The favorite was Mike Conley who had won the US Olympic Trials with 17.50 (57-5). He led the qualifying. But in the final, his teammate, Al Joyner opened up with 17.26 (56-7½) in round one. The mark was windy but would count for the event and it would win him the gold medal. Conley leapt 17.18 (56-4½) in round three but could do no better. In the final round, he probably surpassed 17.60 (57-9) but had fouled on the take-off. Great Britain's Keith Connor, 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games Champion, placed third but never challenged Joyner or Conley. Joyner's sister was Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the great heptathlon champion and long jumper. Conley's son later became a great athlete as well. Mike Conley, Jr. played basketball for Ohio State, leading them to the NCAA final in 2007, before being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 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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Results |
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| Triple jump |
Men |
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Final |
4 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
| 1 |
17.26 |
2.1 |
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Al Joyner |
United States |
USA |
19 Jan 60 |
| 2 |
17.18 |
-0.4 |
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Mike Conley |
United States |
USA |
5 Oct 62 |
| 3 |
16.87 |
0.4 |
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Keith Connor |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Sep 57 |
| 4 |
16.83 |
-1.0 |
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Zou Zhenxian |
China |
CHN |
10 Nov 55 |
| 5 |
16.77 |
-0.9 |
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Peter Bouschen |
West Germany |
FRG |
16 May 60 |
| 6 |
16.75 |
-0.6 |
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Willie Banks |
United States |
USA |
11 Mar 56 |
| 7 |
16.67 |
-1.6 |
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Ajayi Agbebaku |
Nigeria |
NGR |
6 Dec 56 |
| 8 |
16.66 |
-0.2 |
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Eric McCalla |
Great Britain |
GBR |
18 Aug 60 |
| 9 |
16.64 |
-1.1 |
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Joseph Taiwo |
Nigeria |
NGR |
24 Aug 59 |
| 10 |
16.40 |
-0.9 |
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John Herbert |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 Apr 62 |
| 11 |
16.07 |
-0.5 |
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Hassan Ahmed Badra |
Egypt |
EGY |
19 May 59 |
| 12 |
15.99 |
-1.5 |
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Mamadou Diallo |
Senegal |
SEN |
16 Nov 54 |
| Triple jump |
Men |
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Qualification |
3 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
| 1 |
17.36 |
0.8 |
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Mike Conley |
United States |
USA |
5 Oct 62 |
| 2 |
17.01 |
0.2 |
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Eric McCalla |
Great Britain |
GBR |
18 Aug 60 |
| 3 |
16.93 |
-1.9 |
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Ajayi Agbebaku |
Nigeria |
NGR |
6 Dec 56 |
| 4 |
16.85 |
1.4 |
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Al Joyner |
United States |
USA |
19 Jan 60 |
| 5 |
16.68 |
-1.7 |
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Zou Zhenxian |
China |
CHN |
10 Nov 55 |
| 6 |
16.64 |
-1.4 |
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John Herbert |
Great Britain |
GBR |
20 Apr 62 |
| 7 |
16.61 |
0.8 |
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Joseph Taiwo |
Nigeria |
NGR |
24 Aug 59 |
| 8 |
16.60 |
-0.2 |
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Keith Connor |
Great Britain |
GBR |
16 Sep 57 |
| 9 |
16.59 |
0.9 |
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Willie Banks |
United States |
USA |
11 Mar 56 |
| 10 |
16.48w |
2.2 |
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Hassan Ahmed Badra |
Egypt |
EGY |
19 May 59 |
| 11 |
16.40w |
2.1 |
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Peter Bouschen |
West Germany |
FRG |
16 May 60 |
| 12 |
16.18 |
-1.1 |
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Mamadou Diallo |
Senegal |
SEN |
16 Nov 54 |
| 13 |
16.15 |
-2.3 |
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Dimítrios Mihas |
Greece |
GRE |
6 Mar 58 |
| 14 |
16.14 |
-2.1 |
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Steve Hanna |
Bahamas |
BAH |
30 Oct 58 |
| 15 |
16.13 |
-0.7 |
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Dario Badinelli |
Italy |
ITA |
10 Aug 60 |
| 16 |
16.12 |
1.9 |
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Abcélvio Rodrigues |
Brazil |
BRA |
26 May 57 |
| 17 |
16.02 |
-1.4 |
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Ralf Jaros |
West Germany |
FRG |
13 Dec 65 |
| 18 |
15.97 |
-1.5 |
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Thomas Eriksson |
Sweden |
SWE |
1 May 63 |
| 19 |
15.92 |
-0.3 |
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Ken Lorraway |
Australia |
AUS |
6 Feb 56 |
| 20 |
15.90 |
-0.2 |
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Moses Kiayi |
Kenya |
KEN |
60 |
| 21 |
15.88 |
-1.0 |
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Paul Emordi |
Nigeria |
NGR |
25 Dec 65 |
| 22 |
15.66 |
-0.4 |
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Yasushi Ueta |
Japan |
JPN |
13 Nov 55 |
| 23 |
15.55w |
2.1 |
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Francis DoDoo |
Ghana |
GHA |
13 Apr 60 |
| 24 |
15.54 |
1.9 |
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Park Young-Jun |
South Korea |
KOR |
29 Mar 65 |
| 25 |
15.32 |
1.0 |
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Abdoulaye Traore |
Mali |
MLI |
29 Mar 59 |
| 26 |
14.44 |
2.0 |
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Denou Koffi |
Togo |
TOG |
4 Jul 52 |
| 27 |
14.39 |
1.0 |
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Ernest Tche |
Cameroon |
CMR |
26 Aug 56 |
| 28 |
14.19 |
-0.9 |
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Oscar Diesel |
Paraguay |
PAR |
19 Sep 61 |
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Qualification
Group A
Group B
| Rank |
Overall |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 |
1 |
 Mike Conley (USA) |
17.36 |
— |
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17.36 m |
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| 2 |
2 |
 Eric McCalla (GBR) |
17.01 |
— |
— |
17.01 m |
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| 3 |
4 |
Al Joyner (USA) |
16.30 |
16.45 |
16.85 |
16.85 m |
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| 4 |
11 |
 Peter Bouschen (FRG) |
X |
15.64 |
16.40 |
16.40 m |
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| 5 |
12 |
 Mamadou Diallo (SEN) |
X |
15.91 |
16.18 |
16.18 m |
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| 6 |
14 |
 Steve Hanna (BAH) |
16.02 |
16.14 |
15.00 |
16.14 m |
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| 7 |
15 |
 Dario Badinelli (ITA) |
16.13 |
16.11 |
15.98 |
16.13 m |
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| 8 |
18 |
 Thomas Eriksson (SWE) |
15.97 |
X |
14.99 |
15.97 m |
| 9 |
19 |
 Ken Lorraway (AUS) |
15.26 |
15.92 |
X |
15.92 m |
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| 10 |
20 |
 Moses Kiyai (KEN) |
15.83 |
15.90 |
X |
15.90 m |
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| 11 |
21 |
 Paul Emordi (NGR) |
15.57 |
X |
15.88 |
15.88 m |
| 12 |
22 |
 Yasushi Ueta (JPN) |
15.64 |
X |
15.66 |
15.66 m |
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| 13 |
25 |
 Abdoulaye Traoré (MLI) |
15.32 |
14.95 |
14.98 |
15.32 m |
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| 14 |
28 |
 Oscar Diesel (PAR) |
13.88 |
14.12 |
14.19 |
14.19 m |
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| Rank |
Overall |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 |
3 |
Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
16.93 |
— |
— |
16.93 m |
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| 2 |
5 |
 Zou Zhenxian (CHN) |
16.27 |
16.68 |
— |
16.68 m |
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| 3 |
6 |
John Herbert (GBR) |
16.64 |
— |
— |
16.64 m |
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| 4 |
7 |
Joseph Taiwo (NGR) |
16.38 |
16.61 |
— |
16.61 m |
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| 5 |
8 |
Keith Connor (GBR) |
16.60 |
— |
— |
16.60 m |
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| 6 |
9 |
Willie Banks (USA) |
X |
16.12 |
16.59 |
16.59 m |
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| 7 |
10 |
 Hassan Badra (EGY) |
15.72 |
16.48 |
X |
16.48 m |
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| 8 |
13 |
 Dimitrios Mikhas (GRE) |
16.01 |
16.15 |
X |
16.15 m |
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| 9 |
16 |
 Abcelvio Rodrigues (BRA) |
16.12 |
15.86 |
15.14 |
16.12 m |
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| 10 |
17 |
Ralf Jaros (FRG) |
X |
X |
16.02 |
16.02 m |
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| 11 |
23 |
 Francis Dodoo (GHA) |
15.55 |
15.29 |
14.99 |
15.55 m |
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| 12 |
24 |
 Park Yeong-Jun (KOR) |
15.54 |
X |
X |
15.54 m |
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| 13 |
26 |
 Denou Koffi (TOG) |
14.44 |
X |
X |
14.44 m |
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| 14 |
27 |
 Ernest Tché-Noubossie (CMR) |
14.36 |
14.39 |
X |
14.39 m |
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| — |
— |
 Ángel Carlos Gagliano (ARG) |
— |
— |
— |
DNS |
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Final
| Rank |
Athlete |
Attempts |
Result |
Note |
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Al Joyner (USA) |
17.26 |
17.04 |
16.83 |
— |
16.94 |
17.04 |
17.26 m |
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Mike Conley (USA) |
16.91 |
X |
17.18 |
X |
X |
X |
17.18 m |
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Keith Connor (GBR) |
16.72 |
16.87 |
X |
16.63 |
16.67 |
16.81 |
16.87 m |
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| 4 |
Zou Zhenxian (CHN) |
16.83 |
16.71 |
16.16 |
X |
16.33 |
16.40 |
16.83 m |
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| 5 |
Peter Bouschen (FRG) |
16.04 |
16.77 |
16.38 |
16.58 |
16.28 |
16.75 |
16.77 m |
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Willie Banks (USA) |
16.23 |
16.75 |
X |
X |
16.33 |
16.51 |
16.75 m |
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Ajayi Agbebaku (NGR) |
14.84 |
16.67 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
16.67 m |
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| 8 |
Eric McCalla (GBR) |
16.64 |
X |
15.89 |
— |
X |
16.66 |
16.66 m |
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| 9 |
Joseph Taiwo (NGR) |
16.36 |
16.64 |
16.61 |
16.12 |
16.57 |
16.32 |
16.64 m |
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| 10 |
John Herbert (GBR) |
16.35 |
16.05 |
16.40 |
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16.40 m |
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| 11 |
Hassan Badra (EGY) |
15.52 |
15.74 |
16.07 |
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16.07 m |
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| 12 |
Mamadou Diallo (SEN) |
15.99 |
15.69 |
— |
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15.99 m |
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