Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's triple jump
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| Men's triple jump at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's triple jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jadel Gregório of the Brazil.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
18.29 | Gothenburg, Sweden | August 7, 1995 |
| Pan American Games record |  João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) |
17.89 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 15, 1975 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (16.60) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| October 27, 2011 | 15:20 | Final |
Results
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
The final was held on October 27.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Alexis Copello |  Cuba |
17.21 | x | 16.44 | – | 14.98 | – | 17.21 | |
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Yoandri Betanzos | Cuba |
x | 15.59 | 16.11 | x | 16.36 | 16.54 | 16.54 | |
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Jefferson Sabino | Brazil |
16.29 | x | 16.51 | x | x | x | 16.51 | |
| 4 | Maximiliano Díaz |  Argentina |
16.47 | 16.18 | 16.08 | x | 16.03 | 15.70 | 16.47 | |
| 5 | Samyr Laine |  Haiti |
16.39 | 15.86 | x | 15.83 | x | 16.08 | 16.39 | |
| 6 | Chris Carter |  United States |
16.21 | x | 15.63 | 15.81 | x | 16.08 | 16.21 | |
| 7 | Alberto Álvarez |  Mexico |
x | 15.72 | 15.96 | 16.05 | 16.20 | 16.15 | 16.20 | PB |
| 8 | Zedric Thomas | United States |
16.14 | x | 15.79 | 15.86 | 16.15 | 16.19 | 16.19 | |
| 9 | Muhammad Halim |  Virgin Islands |
15.94 | 15.92 | 15.63 | 15.94 | ||||
| 10 | Jair Adenas | Mexico |
x | 15.72 | 15.59 | 15.72 |
