The men`s triple jump took place on the evening of Saturday 3rd March. It was a contest which ebbed and flowed with the lead being exchanged multiple times. Following the first round of the final it was Portugal`s Nelson Évora who led with a jump of 17.14 metres. However, it was Brazil`s Almir Dos Santos who jumped into the lead with an effort of 17.22 metres. Évora regained the lead in round three with a jump of 17.40 metres. It was after this point that the USA`s Will Claye, a former winner of this event, started to exert his influence. His fourth round jump of 17.43 metres was not to be beaten. Dos Santos secured the silver medal with a personal best jump of 17.41 metres in the fifth round. Évora and Alexis Copello could not improve in the final rounds and therefore had to settle for third and fourth, respectively.
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