The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Nelson Évora leading with 17.66 metres and all three athletes of the Cuban team having jumped over 17.60 m in the season. The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu, who was keen make up for his loss to Évora in the 2008 Olympics. The Olympic medallists Évora, Idowu, and Leevan Sands, and the Cuban trio of David Giralt, Yoandris Betanzos and Alexis Copello, were judged to be the strongest competitors entering the competition.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-09). Men's Triple Jump - PREVIEW . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.

In the qualifying rounds, Évora and Idowu were the first to pass the automatic qualifying mark of 17.15 metres, recording bests of 17.44 and 17.32 m respectively. Chinese jumper Li Yanxi was the third through the qualifying mark, and Sands and Giralt soon followed. The qualifying was not of the same standard as the 2008 Olympic final, as Copello and Dmitrij Valukevic rounded out the top twelve competitors with jumps under 17 m.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-16). Event Report - Men's Triple Jump - Qualification . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-18.

In the final, Olympic champion Évora set the standard with a first jump of 17.54 m, Idowu also started well with a jump of 17.51 m. Giralt and Sands moved into third and fourth with jumps around the 17.2 m mark. Évora led the competition until round three, where Idowu produced a personal best and world-leading jump of 17.73 m to take the top spot. A large jump by Alexis Copello followed, but he was given the red flag, indicating a foul. Sands' season's best jump of 17.32 m moved him into the third medal spot, but it was Copello's final jump of 17.36 m that took the bronze medal. Évora's best also came in the final round, but the 17.55-metre jump did not rival that of Idowu. It was the thirty-one-year-old Briton's first ever major title, building on his silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.Mulkeen, Jon (2009-08-18). Event Report - Men's Triple Jump - Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-19.

Medalists GoldSilverBronze

Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World record18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995Championship record18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995World leading17.66Belém, Brazil24 May 2009African record17.37Khemisset, Morocco14 July 2007Asian record17.35Moscow, Russia5 June 1994North American record18.09Atlanta, United States27 July 1996South American record17.90Belém, Brazil20 May 2007European record18.29Gothenburg, Sweden7 August 1995Oceanian record17.46London, United Kingdom7 August 1982 Phillips Idowu beat Évora's world leading mark in the competition, jumping 17.73 metres.

Qualification standards A standardB standard 17.10m 16.65m

Schedule Date Time Round16 August 2009 19:00 Qualification18 August 2009 18:05 Final

Results

Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 17.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes B Nelson Évora 17.44 17.44 Q A Phillips Idowu 17.10 17.32 17.32 Q B Li Yanxi 16.78 17.27 17.27 Q, SB A Leevan Sands 17.02 16.84 17.20 17.20 Q, SB A Arnie David Giralt 16.92 17.15 17.15 Q B Teddy Tamgho 17.11 17.11 q, SB A Momchil Karailiev 16.87 17.07 17.07 q B Jadel Gregório 17.06 15.48 17.06 q A Igor Spasovkhodskiy 16.87 16.84 17.02 17.02 q 10 A Nathan Douglas 17.00 16.90 17.00 q 11 B Alexis Copello 16.99 16.78 16.98 16.99 q 12 A Dmitrij Valukevic 16.96 16.69 16.85 16.96 q 13 A Onochie Achike 16.88 16.94 16.94 14 B Brandon Roulhac 16.78 16.56 16.94 16.94 15 A Fabrizio Schembri 16.88 16.88 16.88 16 B Tosin Oke 16.87 16.82 16.87 PB 17 A Yoandris Betanzos 16.77 16.77 18 B Randy Lewis 16.73 13.38 16.52 16.73 19 B Mykola Savolaynen 16.68 16.64 16.72 16.72 20 B Hugo Chila 16.34 16.70 16.52 16.70 NR 21 B Hugo Mamba-Schlick 16.21 16.06 16.63 16.63 SB 22 B Walter Davis 16.27 16.62 15.87 16.62 23 A Dzmitry Dziatsuk 16.58 16.15 16.58 24 A Kim Deok-Hyeon 16.02 16.58 16.58 25 B Alwyn Jones 16.20 16.57 16.50 16.57 26 A Yevhen Semenenko 16.29 16.52 16.54 16.54 27 A Julian Reid 16.41 16.49 16.16 16.49 28 A Jefferson Sabino 16.24 16.34 16.34 29 A Samyr Lainé 16.06 16.34 16.34 30 A Kenta Bell 16.32 16.18 16.32 31 B Viktor Yastrebov 16.31 16.15 16.31 32 B Evgeniy Plotnir 16.13 16.29 15.96 16.29 33 B Dimitrios Tsiamis 15.68 16.23 16.23 34 B Daniele Greco 16.18 16.18 35 B Yevgeniy Ektov 16.13 16.01 16.13 36 B Mantas Dilys 16.09 16.02 15.70 16.09 37 A Mohamed Youssef Salman 16.05 15.71 16.05 38 B Lauri Leis 15.28 15.98 15.84 15.98 39 B Leonardo Elisiario dos Santos 15.95 15.85 15.95 40 A Vladimir Letnicov 15.28 15.77 15.88 15.88 41 A Fabrizio Donato 15.81 15.81 SB 42 A Andrés Capellán 15.35 15.80 15.67 15.80 43 B Nguyen Van Hung 15.03 15.56 15.56 44 B Si Kuan Wong 14.78 14.71 14.78 A Charles Friedek A Yochai Halevi

Key: NR = National record, PB = Personal best, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Phillips Idowu 17.51 17.44 17.73 17.73 WL Nelson Évora 17.54 17.38 17.33 17.55 17.55 Alexis Copello 17.06 17.19 14.82 17.04 17.36 17.36 Leevan Sands 17.20 17.08 16.96 17.05 17.32 16.99 17.32 SB Arnie David Giralt 17.26 17.18 17.19 17.01 17.06 17.26 Li Yanxi 16.95 16.92 14.23 17.23 16.75 17.23 Igor Spasovkhodskiy 16.73 16.91 14.66 14.75 16.37 16.91 Jadel Gregório 16.89 16.84 16.70 16.89 Momchil Karailiev 16.82 16.78 16.81 16.82 10 Nathan Douglas 16.78 15.44 16.79 16.79 11 Teddy Tamgho 16.79 16.79 12 Dmitrij Valukevic 16.54 16.54

Key: SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)

References General Triple jump results. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Specific