The final of the men's triple jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain was held on August 3, 1992.

[1] Conley's gold was the United States's fifth victory in the men's triple jump, surpassing the Soviet Union's four.

The returning finalists from the 1988 Games were gold medalist Khristo Markov of Bulgaria, bronze medalist Aleksandr Kovalenko of the Soviet Union/Unified Team, fifth-place finisher Charles Simpkins of the United States, tenth-place finisher Norbert Elliott of the Bahamas, and twelfth-place finisher Norifumi Yamashita of Japan.

American Mike Conley Sr., silver medalist in 1984 but who had not made the team in 1988, returned and was favored.

Mike Conley Sr. broke the Olympic record with a jump of 17.63 metres in the second round of the final.