Both men and women compete in the triple jump at the Olympic Games. This has been the case since 1996.
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∙ 2012-07-09 14:00:10The gold medalist in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Christian Taylor.
The silver medal in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to Will Claye.
Triple jump for men was an event at the first modern Olympics in 1896.
The bronze medal was given to Bin Dong in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The bronze medal for the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to China.
The United States won the gold medal in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The silver medal in the Men's Triple Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was awarded to the United States. The gold medal was also given to the United States.
Track and Field, Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
Nelson Evora of Portugal won the men's event in 2008.
Modern Olympics: first medal awarded was in the Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
USA (1896 James Connelly - Men's Triple Jump)
In 1984 only men competed in the triple jump. The Olympic Games were won by Al Joyner (USA) who jumped 17.26m. Joyner was married to Florence Griffith-Joyner and is the brother of Jackie Joyner-Kersee.