Phillip is seen here bouncing out of the pit on his final jump, but to no avail.
Christian's near 18 metres leap was beyond the Briton's best ever jump.
Men's Triple Jump Final. 2011 World Athletics Championships.
| 1. Christian TAYLOR |
(USA) 17.96m (PB)
|
| 2. Phillips IDOWU |
(GBR) 17.77m
|
3. Will CLAYE
|
(USA) 17.50m |
4. Alexis COPELLO
|
(CUB) 17.47m
|
5. Nelson EVORA
|
(POR) 17.35m
|
6. Christian OLSSON
|
(SWE) 17.23m |
7. Leevan SANDS
|
(BAH) 17.21m |
8. Benjamin COMPAORE
|
(FRA) 17.17m |