2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7 and 10 August.

In the second round, Nelson Évora (Portugal) moved into silver medal position, until Christian Taylor (USA) took the lead with a 17.57 metre jump.

That lasted until Claye's next jump, 17.63 metres, which Taylor answered with a 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) effort.

[4] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), is as follows:[5] The qualification round took place on 7 August, in two groups, both starting at 18:35.

[6] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 17.00 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.

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