2016 Statistics – Men’s TJ by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in : Can Christian Taylor become fifth TJ to win multiple gold medals at Olympic Games? Summary Page: All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 18.09 -0.4 USA 1 1996 2 2 17.88 0.9 Jonathan Edwards GBR 2 Atlanta 1996 3 3 17.81 0.6 Christian Taylor USA 1 2012 4 4 17.79 1.4 SWE 1 Athinai 2004 5 17.71 0.2 Jonathan Edwards 1 2000 6 17.68 -0.5 Christian Olsson 1qA Athinai 2004 7 5 17.67 1.1 Nelson Evora POR 1 2008

Shortest winning distance since 1968: 17.26 by (USA) in 1984

Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.01m 13.71 James Connolly USA Athinai 1896 57cm 18.17w Mike Conley USA 1992 Min 2.5cm 14.505 Vilho Tuulos FIN Antwerp 1920 3.5cm 15.40 Arne Åhman SWE London 1948 4cm 17.35 URS München 1972 15.21 JPN 1928

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Wind Name Nat Venue Year Final 18.17w 2.1 Mike Conley USA Barcelona 1992 18.09 -0.4 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta 1996 Qualifying 17.68 -0.5 Christian Olsson SWE Athinai 2004

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Wind Position Name Nat Venue Year 17.09 0.6 8qA CUB Beijing 2008

Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Dist wind Name Nat Venue Year 1 18.09 -0.4 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta 1996 2 17.88 0.9 Jonathan Edwards GBR Atlanta 1996 3 17.59 0.9 BAH Beijing 2008 4 17.52 0.2 David Giralt CUB Beijing 2008

Multiple Gold Medalists: Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1968, 1972, 1976 Jozef Schmidt (POL) 1960, 1964 (BRA) 1952, 1956 Meyer Prinstein (USA) 1900, 1904 All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 18.09 -0.4 Kenny Harrison USA 1 Atlanta 1996 2 2 17.88 0.9 Jonathan Edwards GBR 2 Atlanta 1996 3 3 17.81 0.6 Christian Taylor USA 1 London 2012 4 4 17.79 1.4 Christian Olsson SWE 1 Athinai 2004 5 17.71 0.2 Jonathan Edwards 1 Sydney 2000 6 17.68 -0.5 Christian Olsson 1qA Athinai 2004 7 5 17.67 1.1 Nelson Evora POR 1 Beijing 2008 8 6 17.63 0.5 Michael Conley USA 1 Barcelona 1992 9 7 17.62 0.9 GBR 2 Beijing 2008 9 7 17.62 0.6 USA 2 London 2012 11 9 17.61 0.7 BUL 1 1988 12 10 17.60 0.7 Charlie Simpkins USA 2 Barcelona 1992 13 11 17.59 0.9 Leevan Sands BAH 3 Beijing 2008 14 17.58 -1.1 Kenny Harrison 1qA Atlanta 1996 15 12 17.55 0.7 Marian Oprea ROU 2 Athinai 2004 16 13 17.53 -0.4 CUB 1qB Athinai 2004 17 14 17.52 0.1 URS 2 Seoul 1988 17 14 17.52 0.2 David Giralt CUB 4 Beijing 2008 19 16 17.48 0.4 Danila Burkenya RUS 3 Athinai 2004 19 16 17.48 0.6 ITA 3 London 2012 21 18 17.47 0.1 Yoel Garcia CUB 2 Sydney 2000 21 17.47 0.4 Yoandris Betanzos 4 Athinai 2004 23 19 17.46 0.3 RUS 3 Sydney 2000 24 20 17.44 0.2 CUB 3 Atlanta 1996 24 20 17.44 0.6 Marian Oprea ROU 2qB Athinai 2004 24 17.44 1.0 Phillips Idowu 1qA Beijing 2008 27 22 17.42 -0.8 Aleksandr Kovalenko URS 3 Seoul 1988 28 17.40 0.2 Mike Conley 4 Atlanta 1996 29 23 17.39 2.0 Viktor Saneyev URS 1 Mexico City 1968 30 24 17.38 0.0 RUS 4 Seoul 1988 31 17.37 0.1 Igor Lapshin 1qB Seoul 1988 31 17.37 0.3 Yoelbi Quesada 4 Sydney 2000 33 17.36 0.8 Mike Conley 1qA 1984 33 25 17.36 1.0 BAH 3 Barcelona 1992 35 26 17.35 -0.3 Jaak Uudmäe URS 1 Moskva 1980 36 27 17.34 1.5 Pierrre Camara FRA 1qB Barcelona 1992 36 17.34 1.1 Nelson Evora 2qA Beijing 2008 36 27 17.34 0.9 ITA 4 London 2012 39 17.33 -1.2 Phillips Idowu 2qA Athinai 2004 40 29 17.32 1.4 EUN 4 Barcelona 1992 41 30 17.31 1.5 Jörg Drehmel GDR 2 München 1972 41 30 17.31 0.0 Jadel Gregorio BRA 5 Athinai 2004 43 32 17.30 1.0 GBR 1qA Sydney 2000 43 17.30 0.9 David Girat 3qA Beijing 2008 43 32 17.30 0.6 Li Yanxi CHN 1qB Beijing 2008 46 17.29 ? Viktor Saneyev 1 Montreal 1976 46 17.29 0.2 5 Seoul 1988 46 17.29 0.5 Larry Achike 5 Sydney 2000

Wind assisted marks Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 18.17 2.1 Mike Conley USA 1 Barcelona 1992 2 2 17.35 2.2 Viktor Saneyev URS 1 München 1972

Shortest winning distance since 1968: 17.26 by Al Joyner (USA) in 1984

Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.01m 13.71 James Connolly USA Athinai 1896 57cm 18.17w Mike Conley USA Barcelona 1992 Min 2.5cm 14.505 Vilho Tuulos FIN Antwerp 1920 3.5cm 15.40 Arne Åhman SWE London 1948 4cm 17.35 Viktor Saneyev URS München 1972 15.21 Mikio Oda JPN Amsterdam 1928

Difference between first and third Diff Winning dist 3rd place dist Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 1.19m 13.71m 12.52m James Connolly USA Athinai 1896 99cm 14.35 13.36 Meyer Prinstein USA St Louis 1904 83cm 14.47 13.64 Meyer Prinstein USA 1900 81cm 18.17w 17.36 Mike Conley USA Barcelona 1992 Min 8cm 17.67m 17.59m Nelson Evora POR Beijing 2008

Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 45cm 13.36 Robert Stangland USA St Louis 1904 35cm 17.22 Joao de Oliveira BRA Moskva 1980 Min 1cm 17.48 Danil Burkenya RUS Athinai 2004 Second line is largest differential after 1928

Longest mark in each round Round Distance Wind Name Nat Venue Year Final 18.17w 2.1 Mike Conley USA Barcelona 1992 18.09 -0.4 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta 1996 Qualifying 17.68 -0.5 Christian Olsson SWE Athinai 2004

Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Wind Position Name Nat Venue Year 17.09 0.6 8qA Alexis Copello CUB Beijing 2008

Average of last eight Olympic Games Average 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 Winning Height 17.76 17.81 17.67 17.79 17.71 18.09 18.17w 17.61 17.26w Winning Medal 17.39 17.48 17.59 17.48 17.46 17.44 17.36 17.42 16.87 Missing Medal (4 th ) 17.33 17.34 17.52 17.47 17.37 17.40 17.32 17.38 16.83 8th place 16.87 16.92 16.87 16.96 16.96 16.90 17.00 16.72 16.66 Shortest to make final 16.69 16.62 17.11 16.91 16.75 16.73 16.91 16.29 16.18

Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Dist wind Name Nat Venue Year 1 18.09 -0.4 Kenny Harrison USA Atlanta 1996 2 17.88 0.9 Jonathan Edwards GBR Atlanta 1996 3 17.59 0.9 Leevan Sands BAH Beijing 2008 4 17.52 0.2 David Giralt CUB Beijing 2008 5 17.31 0.0 Jadel Gregorio BRA Athinai 2004 6 17.20 0.2 Jadel Gregorio BRA Beijing 2008

Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Distance Wind Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 18.29 1.3 Jonathan Edwards GBR Göteborg 7 Aug 1995 2 18.04 0.8 Christian Taylor USA 15 May 2015 17.99 1.8 Pedro Pablo Pichardo CUB 9 July 2015 17.88 0.9 Jonathan Edwards GBR Atlanta 27 July 1996 3 17.64 0.0 Aliecer Urrutia CUB Athinai 8 Aug 1997 17.62 0.4 Mike Conley USA 26 Aug 1991 17.62 -0.2 Arnie David Girat CUB Habana 25 Apr 2009 4 17.59 -0.2 Denis Kapustin RUS Athinai 8 Aug 1997 17.52 0.2 Arnie David Girat CUB Beijing 21 Aug 2008 5 17.35 0.7 Vyacheslav Bordukov URS Leningrad 4 Aug 1985 1.7 Jacek Pastusinski POL Roma 31 Aug 1987 0.0 Nelson Evora POR 4 Sept 2011 17.31 0.0 Jadel Gregorio BRA Athinai 22 Aug 2004 0.6 USA 27 Aug 2007 6 17.27 1.9 Oleg Protsenko URS Kiev 12 July 1991

LJ – TJ double medalists (at the same Olympiad) Name Nation LJ TJ Venue Year James Connolly USA Bronze Gold Athinai 1896 Meyer Prinstein USA Gold Silver Paris 1900 Meyer Prinstein USA Gold Gold St Louis 1904 Robert Stangland USA Bronze Bronze St Louis 1904 Peter O’Connor GBR Silver Gold Athinai 1906 Georg Aberg SWE Bronze Silver 1912 Chuhei Nambu JPN Bronze Gold Los Angles 1932 JPN Bronze Gold 1936 Will Claye USA Bronze Silver London 2012

Multiple Gold Medalists: Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1968, 1972, 1976 Jozef Schmidt (POL) 1960, 1964 Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1952, 1956 Meyer Prinstein (USA) 1900, 1904

Multiple Medalists: Jonathan Edwards (GBR): 1996 Silver, 2000 Gold Mike Conley (USA): 1984 Silver, 1992 Gold Joao Carlos de Oliveira (BRA) 1976 Bronze, 1980 Bronze Viktor Saneyev (URS) 1968 Gold, 1972 Gold, 1976 Gold, 1980 Silver Nelson Prudencio (BRA): 1968 Silver, 1972 Bronze Jozef Schmidt (POL) 1960 Gold, 1964 Gold Vitold Kreyer (URS): 1956 Bronze, 1960 Bronze Adhemar da Silva (BRA) 1952 Gold, 1956 Gold Vilho Tuulos (FIN): 1920 Gold, 1924 Bronze, 1928 Bronze Erik Almlöf (SWE): 1912 Bronze, 1920 Bronze Meyer Prinstein (USA) 1900 Gold, 1904 Gold James Connelly (USA) 1896 Gold, 1900 Silver

Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze USA 2012 Christian Taylor Will Claye USA 1992 Mike Conley Charlie Simpkins URS 1988 Igor Lapshin Aleksandr Kovalenko USA 1984 Al Joyner Mike Conley URS 1980 Jaak Uudmäe Viktor Saneyev URS 1964 Oleg Fedoseyev Viktor Kravchenko URS 1960 Vladimir Goryayev Vitold Kreyer JPN 1936 Naoto Tajima JPN 1932 Chuhei Nambu Kenkichi Oshima SWE 1920 Folke Jansson Erik Almlöf SWE 1912 Gustaf Lindblom Georg Åberg Erik Almlöf GBR 1906 Peter O’Connor Con Leahy USA 1904 Meyer Prinstein Fred Englehardt Robert Stangland USA 1900 Meyer Prinstein James Connolly Lewis Sheldon

Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Never happened

Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze USA 7 7 3 URS 4 5 4 SWE 3 3 2 GBR 3 3 1 JPN 3 1 1 BRA 2 1 3 POL 2 AUS 1 1 1 FIN 1 2 BUL 1 POR 1 CUB 1 1 FRA 1 CAN 1 ARG 1 ISL 1 GDR 1 ROU 1 RUS 2 BAH 2 GRE 1 NOR 1 TUR 1 VEN 1 ITA 2

World Champion with Olympic gold medal Name Nat World Championships Olympics Christian Taylor USA 2011 2012 Nelson Evora POR 2007 2008 Christian Olsson SWE 2003 2004 Jonathan Edwards GBR 1995, 2001 2000 Mike Conley USA 1993 1992 Kenny Harrison USA 1991 1996 Khristo Markov BUL 1987 1988

Olympic Champion with World Indoor Championships Gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games World Indoor Championships Christian Olsson SWE 2004 2003, 2004 Mike Conley USA 1992 1987, 1989 Khristo Markov BUL 1988 1985

Olympic medalists who previously won World Junior gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games Year World Junior Championships Year Marian Oprea ROU Silver 2004 Gold 2000 Yoelbi Quesada CUB Bronze 1996 Gold 1992

Olympic Champion who previously won World Youth championships: Name Nat World Youth Championships Olympics Christian Taylor USA 2007 2012

Olympic Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games European Championships Christian Olsson SWE 2004 2002, 2006 Jonathan Edwards GBR 2000 1998 Khristo Markov BUL 1988 1986 Viktor Saneyev URS 1968, 1972, 1976 1969, 1974 Jozef Schmidt POL 1960, 1964 1958, 1962

Olympic medalists with /Asian Championships medal: None

Olympic medalists with All Africa Games/African Championships gold medal: None

Olympic Champion with gold medal Name Nat Olympic Games Pan American Games Mike Conley USA 1992 1987 Adhemar da Silva BRA 1952, 1956 1951, 1955, 1959

Olympic Champion with Gold medal: Name Nat Olympic Games Commonwealth Games Jonathan Edwards GBR 2000 2002

Last seven Olympics: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2012 Christian Taylor USA 17.81 Will Claye USA 17.62 Fabrizio Donato ITA 17.48 2008 Nelson Evora POR 17.67 Phillips Idowu GBR 17.62 Leevan Sands BAH 17.59 2004 Christian Olsson SWE 17.79 Marian Oprea ROU 17.55 Danila Burkenya RUS 17.48 2000 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.71 Yoel Garcia CUB 17.47 Denis Kapustin RUS 17.46 1996 Kenny Harrison USA 18.09 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.88 Yoelbi Quesada CUB 17.44 1992 Mike Conley USA 18.17 Charles Simpkins USA 17.60 Frank Rutherford BAH 17.36 1988 Khristo Markov BUL 17.61 Igor Lapshin URS 17.52 Aleksandr Kovalenko URS 17.42

Last nine World Indoor Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 CHN 17.33 Max Hess GER 17.14 Benjamin Compaore FRA 17.09 2014 RUS 17.37 Ernesto Reve CUB 17.33 Pedro Pablo CUB 17.24 2012 Will Claye USA 17.70 Christian Taylor USA 17.63 LyukmanPichardo Adams RUS 17.36 2010 FRA 17.90 Yoandris Betanzos CUB 17.69 Arnie David Girat CUB 17.36 2008 Phillips Idowu GBR 17.75 David Giralt CUB 17.47 Nelson Evora POR 17.27 2006 Walter Davis USA 17.73 Jadel Gregorio BRA 17.56 Yoandri Betanzos CUB 17.42 2004 Christian Olsson SWE 17.83 Jadel Gregorio BRA 17.43 Yoandri Betanzos CUB 17.36 2003 Christian Olsson SWE 17.70 Walter Davis USA 17.35 Yoelbi Quesada CUB 17.27 2001 ITA 17.32 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.26 AUS 17.20

Last eight World Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Christian Taylor USA 18.21 Pedro Pablo CUB 17.73 Nelson Evora POR 17.52 2013 Teddy Tamgho FRA 18.04 PedroPichardo Pablo CUB 17.68 Will Claye USA 17.52 2011 Christian Taylor USA 17.96 PhilipsPichardo Idowu GBR 17.77 Will Claye USA 17.50 2009 Phillips Idowu GBR 17.73 Nelson Evora POR 17.55 Alexis Copello CUB 17.36 2007 Nelson Evora POR 17.74 Jadel Gregorio BRA 17.59 Walter Davis USA 17.33 2005 Walter Davis USA 17.57 Yoandri Betanzos CUB 17.42 Marian Oprea ROU 17.40 2003 Christian Olsson SWE 17.72 Yoandri Betanzos CUB 17.28 Leevan Sands BAH 17.26 2001 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.92 Christian Olsson SWE 17.47 RUS 17.44

Last ten World Junior Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Lazaro Martinez CUB 17.06 Cristian Atanay CUB 16.62 Melvin Raffin FRA 16.37 2014 Lazaro Martinez CUB 17.13 MaxNapoles Hess GER 16.55 Mateus De Sa BRA 16.47 2012 CUB 16.79 Artem Primak RUS 16.60 Latario Collie-Minns BAH 16.37 2010 Aleksey Fedorov RUS 16.68 Ernesto Reve CUB 16.47 USA 16.23 2008 Teddy Tamgho FRA 17.33w Osviel Hernandez CUB 16.90w Moh Youssef Al-Sahabi BRN 16.59 2006 Benjamin Compaors FRA 16.61 Hugo Chila ECU 16.49 Zhong Minwei CHN 16.29 2004 G Khotso Mokoena RSA 16.77 Zhu Shujing CHN 16.64 Viktor Kuznetsov UKR 16.58 2002 David Giralt CUB 16.68 Li Yanxi CHN 16.66 Aleksandr Sergeyev RUS 16.55 2000 Marian Oprea ROU 16.41 Yoandri Bentanzos CUB 16.34 Hamdi Abdel QAT 16.29 1998 Ionut Punga ROU 16.94 Ivaylo Rusinov BUL 16.65 Greg Yeldell USA 16.44

Last nine World Youth Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Cristian Atanay CUB 16.13 Mingze Du CHN 16.02 Julio Cesar Carbonell CUB 15.70 2013 LazroNapoles Martinez CUB 16.63 Fang Yaoqing CHN 16.48 Dimitri Antonov GER 16.02 2011 Latario Collie-Minns BAH 16.06 Albert Janki RSA 15.95 Lathone Collie-Minns BAH 15.51 2009 Benjamin Williams GBR 15.91 Supana Suksawat THA 15.70 Aleksandr Yurchenko RUS 15.66 2007 Christian Taylor USA 15.98 Aleksey Fedorov RUS 15.59 Gennadiy Chudinov RUS 15.54 2005 Hector Fuentes CUB 16.63 Ilya Yefremov RUS 16.45 Zhivko Petkov BUL 16.20 2003 Denni Fernandez CUB 15.77 Mousa Qarqaran KSA 15.60 Mohamed Darwish UAE 15.55 2001 Jonathan Moore GBR 16.36 David Girard CUB 16.33 Osniel Toscas CUB 15.67 1999 Ibrahim Mahmedin QAT 15.96 Yoandri Betanzo CUB 15.83 Viktor Yastrebov UKR 15.74

Last seven European Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Max Hess GER 17.20 Karol Hoffmann POL 17.16 GBR 16.76 2014 Benjamin Compaore FRA 17.46 Lyukman Adams RUS 17.09 Aleksey Fyodorov RUS 17.04 2012 Fabrizio Donato ITA 17.63 Sheryf El-Sheryf UKR 17.28 Aleksey Tsapik BLR 16.97 2010 Phillips Idowu GBR 17.81 Marian Oprea ROU 17.51 Teddy Tamgho FRA 17.45 2006 Christian Olsson SWE 17.67 GBR 17.21 Marian Oprea ROU 17.18 2002 Christian Olsson SWE 17.53 GER 17.33 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.32 1998 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.99 Denis Kapustin RUS 17.45 Rostislav Dimitrov BUL 17.26

Last five Asian Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 Cao Shuo CHN 17.30 Dong Bin CHN 16.95 Kim Duk-hyung KOR 16.93 2010 Li Yanxi CHN 16.94 KAZ 16.86 Cao Shuo CHN 16.84 2006 Li Yanxi CHN 17.06 KAZ 16.98 Kim Deok-hyung KOR 16.87 2002 Mouled Salem Al-Ahmadi KSA 16.60 Lao Jianfeng CHN 16.57 Takashi Komatsu JPN 16.34 1998 Sergey Arzamasov KAZ 17.00 Duan Qifeng CHN 16.98 Nattaprn Nomkanha THA 16.42

Last nine Asian Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Kim Duk-hyung KOR 16.86 Cao Shuo CHN 16.77 Roman Valiyev KAZ 16.67 2013 Cao Chuo CH 16.77 Renjith IND 16.76 IND 16.58 2011 Yevgeniy Ektov KAZN 16.91 LiMaheshwary Yanxi CHN 16.70 Roman Valiyev KAZ 16.62 2009 Roman Valiyev KAZ 16.70 Zhu Shujing CHN 16.67 Yevgeniy Ektov KAZ 16.49 2007 IND 17.19 Kim Duk-Hyun KOR 17.00 Bibu Mathew IND 16.64 2005 Gu Junjie CH 16.90 JPN 16.88 Kim Duk-Hyung KOR 16.78 2003 Kazuyoshi Ishikawa JPNN 16.72 Gu Junjie CHN 16.68 Wu Ji CHN 16.67 2002 Mouled Salem Al-Ahmadi KSA 16.61 Kazuyoshi Ishikawa JPN 16.42 Mohammed Hamdi Awadh QAT 16.18 2000 Nattaporn Nomkanha THA 16.53 Maksim Smetarin KGZ 16.33 Mouled Salem Al-Ahmadi KSA 16.24

Last five All Africa Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2015 NGR 17.00 Olu Olamigoke NGR 16.98 Mamadou Cherif Dia MLI 16.55 2011 Tosin Oke NGR 16.65 Issam Nima ALG 16.54 Hugo Mamba Schlick CMR 16.17 2007 SEN 16.80 Hugo Mamba Schlick CMR 16.61 GHA 16.32 2003 Andrew Owusu GHA 16.41 Khotso Mokoena RSA 16.28 Olivier Sanou BUR 16.21 1999 Andrew Owusu GHA 16.89 Remmy Limo KEN 16.84 Toussaint Rabenala MAD 16.60

Last nine African Championships: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2016 Tosin Oke NGR 17.13 Hugues BUR 16.81 Mokoena RSA 16.77 2014 Khotso Mokoena RSA 17.03 Tosin Oke NGR 16.97 Roger Haitengi NAM 16.72 2012 Tosin Oke NGR 16.98 Issam Nima ALG 16.69 Hugo Mamba CMR 16.34w 2010 Tosin Oke NGR 17.22 Hugo Mamba CMR 16.78 Tumelo Thagane RSA 16.64 2008 Ndiss Kaba Badji SEN 17.07 Hugo Mamba CMR 16.92 Tareq Bougtaib MAR 16.82 2006 Tareq Bougtaib MAR 17.25 Godfrey Mokoena RSA 16.67 Younes Moudrik MAR 16.58 2004 Olivier Sanou BUR 16.31 Hamza Menina ALG 16.02 Thierry Adanabou BUR 15.93 2002 Olivier Sanou BUR 17.06 Andrew Owusu GHA 17.02 Abdou Demba Lam SEN 16.34 2000 Andrw Owusu GHA 16.69 Samuel Okantey GHA 16.69 Olivier Sanou BUR 16.31

Last five Pan American Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dsit Bronze Nat Dist 2015 Pedro Pablo CUB 17.54 Leevan Sands BAH 16.99 Ernesto Reve CUB 16.94 2011 AlexisPichar doCapello CUB 17.21w Yoandri Betanzos CUB 16.54 Jefferson Sabino BRA 16.51 2007 Jadel Gregorio BRA 17.27 Osniel Tosca CUB 16.92 Yoandris Betanzos CUB 16.90 2003 Yoandri Betanzos CUB 17.26 Jadel Gregorio BRA 17.03 Yoelbi Quesada CUB 16.78 1999 Yoelbi Quesada CUB 17.19 LaMark Carter USA 17.09 Michael Calvo CUB 17.03

Last five Commonwealth Games: Year Gold Nat Dist Silver Nat Dist Bronze Nat Dist 2014 Khotso Mokoena RSA 17.20 Tosin Oke NGR 16.84 Arpinder Singh IND 16.63 2010 Tosin Oke NGR 17.16 Hugo Mamba Schlick CMR 17.14 Renjith Maheswary IND 17.07 2006 Phillips Idowu ENG 17.45 G Khotso Mokoena RSA 16.95 AUS 16.75 2002 Jonathan Edwards ENG 17.86 Phillips Idowu ENG 17.68 Leevan Sands BAH 17.26 1998 Larry Achike ENG 17.10 Andrew Owusu GHA 17.03 Remmy Limo KEN 16.89

Longest jumps in Rio de Janeiro: Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos DMY 1 1 17.58 -0.5 Jadel Gregorio BRA 1 15 May 2005 2 2 17.48 -0.1 Phillips Idowu GBR 1 23 May 2010

Longest Jump in August Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 18.29 1.3 Jonathan Edwards GBR 1 Göteborg 7 Aug 1995 2 2 18.21 0.2 Christian Taylor USA 1 Beijing 27 Aug 2015 3 3 18.04 0.3 Teddy Tamgho FRA 1 Moskva 18 Aug 2013 4 18.00 1.3 Jonathan Edwards 1 London 27 Aug 1995 5 17.99 0.5 Jonathan Edwards 1 23 Aug 1998

Combined 2015 & 2016 World List Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue DMY 1 1 18.21 0.2 Christian Taylor USA 1 Beijing 27 Aug 2015 2 2 18.08 0.0 Pedro Pablo Pichardo CUB 1 Habana 28 May 2015 3 18.06 0.8 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 1 Doha 15 May 2015 4 18.06 1.1 Christian Taylor 1 Lausanne 9 July 2015 5 18.04 0.8 Christian Taylor 2 Doha 15 May 2015 6 17.99 1.8 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 2 Lausanne 9 July 2015 7 17.96 -0.4 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 1 Roma 4 June 2015 8 17.94 0.0 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 1 Habana 8 May 2015 10 17.78 0.6 Christian Taylor 1 London 22 July 2016 11 17.76 0.8 Christian Taylor 1 Eugene 28 May 2016 12 17.75 -0.8 Christian Taylor 1 17 July 2015 13 17.73 1.0 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 2 Monaco 17 July 2015 14 17.73 0.2 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 2 Beijing 27 Aug 2015 15 3 17.65 2.0 Will Claye USA 1 Eugene 9 July 2016 16 17.59 0.1 Christian Taylor 1 Bruxelles 11 Sept 2015 17 17.59 -0.6 Christian Taylor 1 Stockholm 16 June 2016 18 17.56 -2.5 Pedro Pablo Pichardo 1 New York 13 June 2015 19 17.56 0.8 Will Claye 2 Eugene 28 May 2016

Gold Medal Contenders:

Christian Taylor (USA) DOB: 18 June 1990 Personal Best: 17.96 (2011); Season Best: 17.63 Championships Highlights: 2012 Olympic Champ; 2011 & 2015 World Champ; 2007 World Youth champion; 2nd in 2012 World Indoor Champ Average of top performances in 2015 and 2016 Dist Wind Race Place Date 1 18.21 0.2 Beijing 1 27 Aug 2015 2 18.06 1.1 Lausanne 1 9 July 2015 3 18.04 0.8 Doha 2 15 May 2015 4 17.78 0.6 London 1 22 July 2016 5 17.76 0.8 Eugene 1 28 May 2016 Top 5 Average 17.97

Last three competitions: (only finals are tabulated)

Christian Taylor (USA) Dist Wind Race Place Date 1 17.78 0.6 London 1 22 July 2016 2 17.39 -0.8 Eugene 2 9 July 2016 3 17.59 -0.6 Stockholm 1 16 June 2016 Average 17.59

Will Claye (USA) Dist Wind Race Place Date 1 17.52 2.2 Eugene 1 29 July 2016 2 17.65 2.0 Eugene – USOT 1 9 July 2016 3 17.56 0.8 Eugene 2 28 May 2016 Average 17.58

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