1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 30 and 31 July.

Medalists

Gold	Vladimir Melikhov Soviet Union
Silver	Galin Georgiev Bulgaria
Bronze	Eugene Greene Bahamas

Results

Final

31 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Vladimir Melikhov	Soviet Union	16.49 (w: +1.4 m/s)	16.69 (w: +1.6 m/s)	x	x	-	x	16.69 (w: +1.6 m/s)
	Galin Georgiev	Bulgaria	15.85 (w: +1.9 m/s)	15.78 w (w: +2.2 m/s)	16.14 (w: +0.4 m/s)	15.34 (w: +0.6 m/s)	15.34 w (w: +2.2 m/s)	16.18 (w: +1.8 m/s)	16.18 (w: +1.8 m/s)
	Eugene Greene	Bahamas	x	16.07 w (w: +3.0 m/s)	16.16 (w: +1.2 m/s)	15.90 (w: +0.5 m/s)	15.50 (w: +0.4 m/s)	15.01 (w: +0.5 m/s)	16.16 (w: +1.2 m/s)
4	Nai Hui-Fang	Chinese Taipei	16.12 w (w: +2.8 m/s)	x	15.51 w (w: +2.3 m/s)	14.88 (w: +1.1 m/s)	15.74 (w: +0.5 m/s)	15.56 (w: +1.3 m/s)	16.12 w (w: +2.8 m/s)
5	Juan Carlos Ibáñez	Cuba	x	16.07 w (w: +2.8 m/s)	x	x	x	15.52 (w: +0.8 m/s)	16.07 w (w: +2.8 m/s)
6	Alex Norca	France	15.94 (w: +1.5 m/s)	15.87 (w: +0.6 m/s)	15.16 (w: +1.4 m/s)	15.34 (w: -0.3 m/s)	15.65 (w: -0.6 m/s)	x	15.94 (w: +1.5 m/s)
7	Yuriy Osypenko	Soviet Union	15.83 (w: +1.7 m/s)	x	x	15.29 (w: NWI)	15.63 (w: NWI)	15.57 (w: +1.3 m/s)	15.83 (w: +1.7 m/s)
8	Anísio Silva	Brazil	x	15.53 w (w: +3.0 m/s)	15.39 (w: +1.0 m/s)	13.02 (w: NWI)	x	-	15.53 w (w: +3.0 m/s)
9	Stoyko Tsonov	Bulgaria	15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s)	x	15.45 w (w: +2.5 m/s)				15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s)
10	Andrew Murphy	Australia	15.09 (w: +0.2 m/s)	x	15.24 (w: +0.3 m/s)				15.24 (w: +0.3 m/s)
	Li Hong	China	x	x	x				NM
	Georges Sainte-Rose	France	x	x	x				NM

Qualifications

30 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Vladimir Melikhov	Soviet Union	16.52 w (w: +2.4 m/s)	-	-	16.52 w (w: +2.4 m/s)	Q
2	Anísio Silva	Brazil	16.00 (w: +1.9 m/s)	-	-	16.00 (w: +1.9 m/s)	Q
3	Andrew Murphy	Australia	15.91 w (w: +3.7 m/s)	-	-	15.91 w (w: +3.7 m/s)	Q
4	Alex Norca	France	x	15.88 w (w: +2.3 m/s)	-	15.88 w (w: +2.3 m/s)	Q
5	Galin Georgiev	Bulgaria	x	x	15.75 (w: +1.5 m/s)	15.75 (w: +1.5 m/s)	Q
6	Reginald Jackson	United States	x	15.55 (w: +1.0 m/s)	15.26 (w: NWI)	15.55 (w: +1.0 m/s)
7	Robin Hernández	Cuba	15.14 (w: NWI)	x	15.53 (w: +0.8 m/s)	15.53 (w: +0.8 m/s)
8	Burlington Moss	Bahamas	15.10 (w: +1.8 m/s)	15.39 w (w: +2.7 m/s)	15.37 (w: NWI)	15.39 w (w: +2.7 m/s)
9	Liu Tsung-Te	Chinese Taipei	15.16 (w: NWI)	15.30 (w: +1.4 m/s)	x	15.30 (w: +1.4 m/s)
10	Frederic Stockis	Belgium	15.12 w (w: +3.4 m/s)	x	x	15.12 w (w: +3.4 m/s)
11	Gian Luca Dianese	Italy	14.82 (w: +0.9 m/s)	x	x	14.82 (w: +0.9 m/s)

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Juan Carlos Ibáñez	Cuba	16.26 w (w: +3.4 m/s)	-	-	16.26 w (w: +3.4 m/s)	Q
2	Li Hong	China	13.95 (w: NWI)	x	16.23 w (w: +2.6 m/s)	16.23 w (w: +2.6 m/s)	Q
3	Nai Hui-Fang	Chinese Taipei	16.14 w (w: +2.3 m/s)	-	-	16.14 w (w: +2.3 m/s)	Q
4	Georges Sainte-Rose	France	x	16.08 (w: +0.6 m/s)	-	16.08 (w: +0.6 m/s)	Q
5	Eugene Greene	Bahamas	16.04 w (w: +3.6 m/s)	-	-	16.04 w (w: +3.6 m/s)	Q
6	Yuriy Osypenko	Soviet Union	14.33 (w: NWI)	15.93 w (w: +5.0 m/s)	-	15.93 w (w: +5.0 m/s)	Q
7	Stoyko Tsonov	Bulgaria	15.48 (w: NWI)	15.38 (w: NWI)	15.68 (w: -0.5 m/s)	15.68 (w: -0.5 m/s)	Q
8	Paulo de Oliveira	Brazil	15.55 w (w: +4.0 m/s)	15.21 (w: +1.2 m/s)	15.17 (w: NWI)	15.55 w (w: +4.0 m/s)
9	Hiroyuki Fujisawa	Japan	15.43 w (w: +4.7 m/s)	15.23 (w: +1.5 m/s)	15.10 (w: NWI)	15.43 w (w: +4.7 m/s)
10	McArthur Anderson	United States	x	14.48 (w: +1.2 m/s)	15.22 w (w: +2.4 m/s)	15.22 w (w: +2.4 m/s)
11	Saleh Zaid Al-Mass	Bahrain	14.84 w (w: +3.3 m/s)	x	x	14.84 w (w: +3.3 m/s)

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

• Australia (1)
• Bahamas (2)
• Bahrain (1)
• Belgium (1)
• Brazil (2)
• Bulgaria (2)
• China (1)
• Chinese Taipei (2)
• Cuba (2)
• France (2)
• Italy (1)
• Japan (1)
• Soviet Union (2)
• United States (2)