The men's triple jump event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 3 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.

Pedro Pichardo of Portugal won the gold medal, the nation's second victory in the men's triple jump (after Nelson Évora in 2008).

China's Zhu Yaming took silver, while Hugues Fabrice Zango earned Burkina Faso's first Olympic medal in any event.

[3] Defending champion Christian Taylor (the #2 jumper of all time) did not participate due to injury, nor did 2016 bronze medalist Dong Bin.

Taylor and Claye had also achieved gold and silver at the most recent World Championships, with Zango as the bronze medalist.

Leading off the second round, Claye landed his feet somewhere close to Pichardo's mark but dropped his elbow further back.

Knowing he had hit a big one (equalling the #17 jump of all time), Pichardo posed and held up a fist while still lying in the pit.

Nobody was able to improve through the finals except in the fifth round when Zhu jumped 17.57m to put himself into the silver medal.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021.