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2012 London Olympic Games

Men's Triple Jump Updates--2012 London Olympics

Men's Triple Jump Updates--2012 London Olympics

Jul 23, 2012 by Ryan Sterner
Men's Triple Jump Updates--2012 London Olympics
Taylor and Claye go 1-2!!


Christian Taylor and US Teammate Will Claye had a showdown in the men's triple jump final today that came down to the final jumps in competition. Taylor, the 2011 World Champion had a season's best of 17.81.  Claye, the 2012 World Indoor gold medalist followed his teammate for a great 1-2 finish. Claye jumped a 17.62, his outdoor personal best.  Bronze was awarded to Fabrizio Donato of Italy with a distance of 17.48, the first Olympic medal for the fourth place finisher at 2012 World Indoor Championships. 
Final
 
Official
Rk Bib Athlete Mark(m)   Wind (m/s) +
1 3256 United States of America TAYLOR Christian 17.81 SB +0.6 +
2 3211 United States of America CLAYE Will 17.62   +0.6 +
3 2132 Italy DONATO Fabrizio 17.48   +0.6 +
4 2134 Italy GRECO Daniele 17.34   +0.9 +
5 1109 Bahamas SANDS Leevan 17.19   +0.2 +
6 1747 France COMPAORE Benjamin 17.08   0.0 +
7 2573 Nigeria OKE Tosin 16.95   +0.7 +
8 1467 Cuba COPELLO Alexis 16.92   +0.5 +
9 2798 Russian Federation ADAMS Lyukman 16.78   +0.2 +
10 1347 People's Republic of China DONG Bin 16.75   +0.3 +
11 2029 Haiti LAINE Samyr 16.65   +0.8 +
12 1166 Belarus PLATNITSKI Dzmitry 16.19   -0.7



Men's Triple Jump Final Updates:



USA's Will Claye leads the final group with his huge personal best this year of 17.70, which he hit in Istanbul at the 2012 World Indoor Championships when he took home the gold. After the long jump final where he took home the bronze medal, today's final competition will determine whether Claye will medal in both the long jump and the triple jump. His biggest competitor will be USA teammate Christian Taylor who is jumping with a season's best of 17.63. Taylor hit 17.63 at the 2012 World Indoor Championships and won the silver medal. He is also coming off of a 2011 World Championships gold medal in the triple jump. 


Final Start List:

Order Bib Athlete Country SB 2012 PB
1 3211 Will Claye  USA 17.70 17.70
2 1747 Benjamin Compaoré  FRA 17.14 17.31
3 2029 Samyr Laine  HAI 16.88 17.39
4 2798 Lyukman Adams  RUS 17.53 17.53
5 2134 Daniele Greco  ITA 17.47 17.47
6 2132 Fabrizio Donato  ITA 17.53 17.73
7 1166 Dzmitry Platnitski  BLR 16.85 16.91
8 1467 Alexis Copello  CUB 17.17 17.68
9 3256 Christian Taylor  USA 17.63 17.96
10 2573 Tosin Oke  NGR 17.23 17.23
11 1347 Bin Dong  CHN 17.38 17.38
12 1109 Leevan Sands  BAH 17.23 17.59


Qualification Start Lists:
Group A
Tuesday 07 August 2012 - 10:45
Order Bib Athlete Country SB 2012 PB
1 1577 José Adrián Sornoza  ECU 16.89 16.89
2 1747 Benjamin Compaoré  FRA 17.14 17.31
3 1470 Arnie David Girat  CUB 17.17 17.62
4 1813 Phillips Idowu  GBR 17.31 17.81
5 1166 Dzmitry Platnitski  BLR 16.85 16.91
6 2798 Lyukman Adams  RUS 17.53 17.53
7 2029 Samyr Laine  HAI 16.88 17.39
8 3211 Will Claye  USA 17.70 17.70
9 2134 Daniele Greco  ITA 17.47 17.47
10 2573 Tosin Oke  NGR 17.23 17.23
11 2065 Renjith Maheshwary  IND 16.85 17.07
12 2266 Yevgeniy Ektov  KAZ 17.22 17.22
13 1343 Shuo Cao  CHN 17.35 17.35
 
Group B
Tuesday 07 August 2012 - 10:45
Order Bib Athlete Country SB 2012 PB
1 1009 Issam Nima  ALG 16.89 16.89
2 1467 Alexis Copello  CUB 17.17 17.68
3 1043 Henry Frayne  AUS 17.23 17.23
4 1463 Yoandris Betanzos  CUB 16.87 17.69
5 2273 Roman Valiyev  KAZ 17.20 17.20
6 1109 Leevan Sands  BAH 17.23 17.59
7 3107 Mohamed Abbas Darwish  UAE 16.78 16.80
8 2123 Muhammad Halim  ISV 16.87 16.87
9 3256 Christian Taylor  USA 17.63 17.96
10 3130 Sheryf El-Sheryf  UKR 17.03 17.72
11 1231 Jonathan Silva  BRA 17.39 17.39
12 1347 Bin Dong  CHN 17.38 17.38
13 2354 Deokhyeon Kim  KOR   17.10
14 2132 Fabrizio Donato  ITA 17.53 17.73


last updated: July 18th at 6:05pm CT

Men's Triple Jump Quick Hits
2012 London Olympic Games


Triple Jump Schedule:
Day 5, Aug 7th - Qualification (4:45am CT) - qualifying procedure TBA
Day 7, Aug 9th - FINAL (1:20pm CT)

Triple Jump Records:
World Record - 18.29m - Jonatahn Edwards (GBR) 7 Aug 1995
Olympic Record - 18.09 - Kenny Harrison (USA) 27 July 1996
American Record - 18.09 - Kenny Harrison 27 July 1996

The Favorites: (personal best/season best)
1. Christian Taylor, United States (17.96m/17.63m) - Reigning World Champion. #1 in the world this year. Some talk about breaking the World Record.
2. Will Claye (17.70m/17.55m) - Bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships, ranked 2nd in the world this year.
3. Lyukman Adams, Russia (17.53m/17.53m) - 3rd at World Indoor Champs this year. Currently ranked 3rd in the world.

The Americans:
1. Christian Taylor (17.96m/17.63m) - World Champion. Rock Star of the triple jump pit
2. Will Claye (17.70m/17.55m) - World Bronze medalist in 2011