The men's triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 16 and 18 August.
The other athlete to jump that distance was Phillips Idowu, who was keen make up for his loss to Évora in the 2008 Olympics.
The Olympic medallists Évora, Idowu, and Leevan Sands, and the Cuban trio of David Giralt, Yoandris Betanzos and Alexis Copello, were judged to be the strongest competitors entering the competition.
Évora led the competition until round three, where Idowu produced a personal best and world-leading jump of 17.73 m to take the top spot.
It was the thirty-one-year-old Briton's first ever major title, building on his silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.