2007 World and 2008 Olympic Champion Nelson Évora had to settle for sixth
place in the final of the men's triple jump at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games,
with his third leap of just over 17 metres.
2016 Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro.
Men's triple jump final.
1. |
Christian Taylor
|
United States
|
17.86
|
SB
|
2. |
Will Claye |
United States |
17.76
|
PB
|
3. |
Dong Bin |
China
|
17.58
|
PB
|
4. |
Cao Shuo |
China
|
17.13 |
SB
|
5. |
Jhon Murillo |
Colombia
|
17.09
|
PB |
6. |
Nelson Évora
|
Portugal
|
17.03
|
SB
|
7. |
Troy Doris |
Guyana
|
16.90
|
|
8. |
Lázaro Martínez |
Cuba
|
16.68 |
|