The men's triple jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[2] The event was won by Christian Taylor of the United States, the fifth man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the triple jump.

Just as in London four years earlier, Will Claye took silver; the two Americans were the 13th and 14th men to win multiple medals in the event.

Dong Bin of China earned bronze, the nation's first medal in the men's triple jump.

Cuban Pedro Pablo Pichardo (the 2015 world silver medallist and fourth best of all-time) entered but had not performed highly that year.

The event had enjoyed a resurgence globally and an unusually large starting field of 48 athletes had made the qualifying grade.

European champion and world indoor silver medalist Max Heß was also unable to qualify.

In qualification, each athlete jumped three times (stopping early if they made the qualifying distance of 16.95 metres).