Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump
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The men's triple jump event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place on August 2.[1] Twenty-four athletes from 13 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[3] The event was won by Mikio Oda of Japan, the nation's first medal in the men's triple jump. Levi Casey put the United States on the podium for the first time since 1924, with his silver. Vilho Tuulos of Finland took bronze, the first man to win a third medal in the event (gold in 1920, bronze in 1924).
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | August 2 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning distance | 15.21 | ||||||||||||
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