1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Ionuț Pungă Romania |
| Silver | Ivaylo Rusenov Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Gregory Yeldell United States |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
1 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | 16.47 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 16.63 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | 16.66 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 16.94 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.91 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.94 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
 | Ivaylo Rusenov | Bulgaria | 15.91 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 16.11 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 16.01 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 16.65 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 16.65 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
 | Gregory Yeldell | United States | x | x | 15.86 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.70 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 16.31 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.44 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 16.44 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 4 | Chris Hercules | United States | 15.71 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | x | 15.15 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 16.27 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 16.27 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 5 | Zhao Zongming |  China | 16.14 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | x | 15.29 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | x | 16.14 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 6 | Sébastien Pincemail |  France | 15.58 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.86 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.63 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.84 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.03 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.03 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 7 | Sergey Bochkov |  Azerbaijan | 15.89 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.00 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.83 (w: +0.3 m/s) | x | 16.00 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Michał Joachimowski |  Poland | 15.29 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.69 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.71 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 15.00 (w: +2.0 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 15.71 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 9 | Daniel Donovici | Romania | 15.50 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 15.68 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.38 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.68 (w: -0.2 m/s) | ||||
| 10 | Thierry Moreau | France | 15.26 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 15.64 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 15.64 (w: -0.9 m/s) | ||||
| 11 | Sergey Khurbatov |  Belarus | 15.54 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.59 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.59 (w: +0.7 m/s) | ||||
| 12 | Danial Jahic |  Yugoslavia | 15.13 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -1.9 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -1.9 m/s) | ||||
Qualifications[edit]
31 Jul
Group A[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Gregory Yeldell | United States | 15.69 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.88 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 16.37 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 16.37 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Zhao Zongming | China | 16.21 (w: +0.3 m/s) | – | – | 16.21 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 16.05 (w: 0.0 m/s) | – | – | 16.05 (w: 0.0 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Michał Joachimowski | Poland | 15.58 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Sergey Bochkov | Azerbaijan | 15.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | – | – | 15.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Daniel Donovici | Romania | 15.72 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 15.92 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.92 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Danial Jahic | Yugoslavia | 15.29 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.2 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Sergey Khurbatov | Belarus | 15.74 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.64 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.78 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.78 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Leevan Sands |  Bahamas | 15.70 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.09 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.58 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Ibrahim Abubaker |  Qatar | 14.84 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.57 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 14.90 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.57 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 11 | Pavel Kalinin |  Russia | 15.11 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.34 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.52 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.52 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 12 | Mikola Mestechkin |  Ukraine | 15.48 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | 15.44 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.48 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 13 | Yasmin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 15.11 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.01 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 14 | Nicholas Thomas |  United Kingdom | 15.07 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 14.77 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 15 | Alexandros Malamas |  Greece | x | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.14 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
Group B[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | x | 16.14 (w: -0.3 m/s) | – | 16.14 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Ivaylo Rusenov | Bulgaria | 15.98 (w: +0.7 m/s) | – | – | 15.98 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Chris Hercules | United States | 15.97 (w: +0.8 m/s) | – | – | 15.97 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Thierry Moreau | France | 14.96 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.85 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.85 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Mohd Abdulaziz | Qatar | 15.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.30 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 6 | Janne Harju |  Finland | 15.55 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 13.67 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 7 | Yuriy Opatskiy | Ukraine | 15.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.31 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 8 | Jon Wallace | United Kingdom | 15.53 (w: 0.0 m/s) | x | 15.39 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.53 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sergey Pavlov | Russia | x | 14.89 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.43 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.43 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 10 | Ilja Tumorin |  Estonia | 14.89 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.25 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 11 | Zhou Can | China | 15.00 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.84 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.24 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.24 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 12 | Kostas Zalagítis | Greece | 14.82 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.82 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.21 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.21 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 13 | Masashi Watanabe |  Japan | x | 15.18 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 15.18 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |
| 14 | Sanjay Kumar Rai |  India | x | 14.84 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 14.69 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.84 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 15 | Thierry Adanabou |  Burkina Faso | x | 14.52 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 14.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 14.52 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 16 | François Loungou |  Central African Republic | x | 13.60 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 13.60 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (1)
Belarus (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Burkina Faso (1)
Central African Republic (1)
China (2)
Estonia (1)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Greece (2)
India (1)
Japan (1)
Poland (1)
Qatar (2)
Romania (2)
Russia (2)
Ukraine (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015