The final of the men's triple jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on July 27, 1996.

[1] The event was won by Kenny Harrison of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's triple jump.

His next time down the runway was much more careful and controlled, making a far less secure 17.13, which at the moment put him in third place, but was well within the ability of most of the jumpers who followed him in the order.

On his final attempt Edwards boomed another one close to the world record, but the red flag ended his evening with Harrison taking the gold.

Americans Conley and Kenny Harrison and Cubans Quesada and Aliecer Urrutia joined Edwards in the top tier of contenders.

[2] Armenia, Azerbaijan, Dominica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their first appearance in the event.

Kenny Harrison jumped 17.99 metres in the first round of the final, breaking the Olympic record.