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The first world record in the men's triple jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 15.52 m performance by Dan Ahearn in 1911. [1] As of June 21, 2009, 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1]
The men's triple jump world record was broken at the competition in 1924, 1932, 1936, 1956 and 1968. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, three men improved the record a total of five times at the high altitude of Mexico City. [1] The women's world record was broken at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.
Long jump: 8.74 m A (+2.0 m/s) Erick Walder: University of Arkansas: April 2, 1994 UTEP Springtime Invitational El Paso, Texas [2] Triple jump: 17.87 m (+1.3 m/s) Jaydon Hibbert: University of Arkansas: May 13, 2023 SEC Championships Baton Rouge, Louisiana [19] 17.54 m Mike Conley Sr. University of Arkansas: June 1, 1985 Austin, Texas: Austin ...
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. [1]
The triple jump was a part of the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, although at the time it consisted of two hops on the same foot and then a jump. [4] The first modern Olympic champion, James Connolly, was a triple jumper. Early Olympics also included the standing triple jump, although this has since been removed from the Olympic ...
Michael Alexander Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. [1] [2] In the triple jump, he won an Olympic gold medal in 1992, silver in 1984, and gold in the 1993 World Championship.
Howard qualified for the US Olympic team in the triple jump twice, making the finals in both Atlanta and Sydney. He finished seventh in 1996 and eighth in 2000. He won the triple jump competition at the 2000 Olympic Trials with a leap of 55-9 (16.99). His best finish in USATF competitions was a second in the triple jump in 2001.
The final of the men's triple jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on July 27, 1996. There were 43 participating athletes from 32 nations, with two qualifying groups. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.