Marian Oprea won Romania's first men's triple jump medal with his silver.

Russia earned bronze for the second consecutive Games, this time with Danil Burkenya taking the medal.

Christian Olsson of Sweden was the reigning (2003) world champion and had also finished second in 2001; he was the favorite.

[2] Belarus, Burkina Faso, Estonia, Grenada, Moldova, Qatar, Slovenia, Syria, and Trinidad and Tobago each made their first appearance in the event.

In qualification, each athlete jumped three times (stopping early if they made the qualifying distance).