| Men's triple jump at the European Athletics Championships |
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The men's triple jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 14 and 15 August 1971.
Medalists
| Gold | Jörg Drehmel East Germany
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| Silver | Viktor Sanejev Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Carol Corbu Romania
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Results
Final
15 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jörg Drehmel | East Germany |
17.16 w (w: 3.7 m/s) |
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Viktor Sanejev | Soviet Union |
17.10 w (w: 3 m/s) |
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Carol Corbu | Romania |
16.87 | |
| 4 | Michael Sauer |  West Germany |
16.58 (w: 1 m/s) |
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| 5 | Václav Fišer |  Czechoslovakia |
16.39 w (w: 2.9 m/s) |
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| 6 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | East Germany |
16.38 w (w: 2.2 m/s) |
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| 7 | Gennady Bessonov | Soviet Union |
16.26 (w: 1.8 m/s) |
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| 8 | Gennady Salevich | Soviet Union |
16.24 w (w: 3.2 m/s) |
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| 9 | Joachim Kugler | West Germany |
16.12 (w: 0.9 m/s) |
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| 10 | Luis Felipe Areta |  Spain |
15.81 w (w: 2.8 m/s) |
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| 11 | Józef Szmidt |  Poland |
15.62 (w: 1.1 m/s) |
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| 12 | Giuseppe Gentile |  Italy |
14.00 |
Qualification
14 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | Viktor Sanejev | Soviet Union |
16.99 | Q |
| 2 | Jörg Drehmel | East Germany |
16.83 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Sauer | West Germany |
16.50 | Q |
| 4 | Joachim Kugler | West Germany |
16.47 | Q |
| 5 | Giuseppe Gentile | Italy |
16.46 | Q |
| 6 | Luis Felipe Areta | Spain |
16.41 | Q |
| 7 | Václav Fišer | Czechoslovakia |
16.32 | Q |
| 8 | Józef Szmidt | Poland |
16.27 | Q |
| 9 | Heinz-Günter Schenk | East Germany |
16.23 | Q |
| 10 | Gennady Bessonov | Soviet Union |
16.19 | q |
| 11 | Carol Corbu | Romania |
16.12 | q |
| 12 | Gennady Salevich | Soviet Union |
16.10 | q |
| 13 | Kristen Fløgstad |  Norway |
15.93 | |
| 14 | Pentti Kuukasjärvi |  Finland |
15.83 | |
| 15 | Serge Firca |  France |
15.79 | |
| 16 | Milan Spasojević |  Yugoslavia |
15.61 | |
| 17 | Henrik Kalocsai |  Hungary |
15.56 | |
| 18 | Aşkın Tuna |  Turkey |
15.39 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Norway (1)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (1)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Spain (1)
- Turkey (1)
- West Germany (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014
| Triple jump at the European Athletics Championships | |
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| European Athletics Championships champions in men's triple jump | |
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